Soyuz TM-33

Soyuz TM-33 was a crewed Russian space launch on Oct 21, 2001, on the Soyuz-U launch vehicle. Its mission was to carry a new crew and supplies to the International Space Station.

Soyuz TM-33
TM-33 approaches the ISS
OperatorRosaviakosmos
COSPAR ID2001-048A
SATCAT no.26955
Mission duration195 days, 18 hours, 52 minutes, 18 seconds
Orbits completed~3,195
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeSoyuz-TM
ManufacturerRKK Energia
Crew
Crew size3
LaunchingViktor Afanasyev
Claudie Haigneré
Konstantin Kozeyev
LandingYuri Gidzenko
Roberto Vittori
Mark Shuttleworth
CallsignUran
Start of mission
Launch dateOctober 21, 2001, 08:59:35 (2001-10-21UTC08:59:35Z) UTC
RocketSoyuz-U
End of mission
Landing dateMay 5, 2002, 03:51:53 (2002-05-05UTC03:51:54Z) UTC
Landing site26 kilometres (16 mi) SE of Arkalyk
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude191 kilometres (119 mi)
Apogee altitude227 kilometres (141 mi)
Inclination51.7 degrees
Period88.4 minutes
Docking with ISS
Docking portZarya nadir
Docking date23 October 2001
10:44 UTC
Undocking date20 April 2002
09:16 UTC
Time docked178d 22h 32m
Docking with ISS
(Relocation)
Docking portPirs nadir
Docking date20 April 2002
09:37 UTC
Undocking date5 May 2002
00:31 UTC
Time docked14d 14h 54m

Soyuz TM-33 Taxi crewmembers in the Zvezda Service Module
Soyuz programme
(Crewed missions)
 

Crew

Position Launching crew Landing crew
Commander Viktor Afanasyev, RKA
Fourth and last spaceflight
Yuri Gidzenko, RKA
Third and last spaceflight
Flight Engineer Claudie Haigneré, ESA
Second and last spaceflight
Roberto Vittori, ESA
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer/Spaceflight Participant Konstantin Kozeyev, RKA
Only spaceflight
Mark Shuttleworth, SA
Only spaceflight
Tourist

Docking with ISS

  • Docked to ISS: October 23, 2001, 10:44 UTC (to nadir port of Zarya)
  • Undocked from ISS: April 20, 2002, 09:16 UTC (from nadir port of Zarya)
  • Docked to ISS: April 20, 2002, 09:37 UTC (to Pirs module)
  • Undocked from ISS: May 5, 2002, 00:31 UTC (from Pirs module)

Mission highlights

14th crewed mission to ISS.

Soyuz TM-33 is a Russian astronaut-transporting spacecraft that was launched by a Soyuz-U rocket from Baikonur at 08:59 UT on 21 October 2001. It carried two Russian and one French astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS). It docked with the ISS at 10:44 UT on 23 October. This new crew spent eight days on the ISS, and returned on the older Soyuz TM-32 at 04:59 UT on 31 October. The new Soyuz remained docked as a lifeboat craft for the then current crew of three (two Russian and one American) astronauts.

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