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Launch SuccessfulRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Soyuz-U: Soyuz TM-34
Soyuz TM-34 was a visiting mission to ISS, which carried 3 cosmonauts and astronauts. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Yuri Gidzenko alongside Flight Engineer, ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori and Flight Engineer/Spaceflight Participant Mark Shuttleworth launched aboard the Soyuz spacecraft on April 25, 2002, 06:26:35 UTC. They docked with the station two days later. During their stay there, crew assisted Expedition 4 members in station work. Soyuz TM-34 crew returned aboard Soyuz TM-33, landing safely back on Earth on May 5, 2002, 03:51:53 UTC.
Thursday, 25 April 2002

Mission Data

🇷🇺Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Est. 1992
Launch VehicleSoyuz U
Vehicle FamilySoyuz
Vehicle Record694 of 714 launches (97.2%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record333 successes / 11 failures (97%)
Success Streak68 consecutive
ProgramSoyuz · Human Spaceflight
Mission TypeHuman Exploration
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch Pad1/5
Location🇰🇿 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan KAZ
Orbital Launches This Year#20
Agency Launches This Year#2
Launches From This Pad487
Launches From This Site1,565
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Launch Site
1/5 · 45.9200°N 63.3420°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.