Soyuz TMA-17

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On 26 May 2010, the orbital altitude of the International Space Station (ISS) was lowered by 1.5 kilometers to 345 kilometers to ensure perfect conditions for the re-entry of the Soyuz TMA-17 into the Earth's atmosphere. The orbit of the ISS was adjusted using the four engines on board the Progress M-05M spacecraft.^{[ citation needed ]}

Expedition 23 commander Oleg Kotov was at the controls of the Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft as it undocked at 00:04 UTC on 2 June 2010 from the space station's Zvezda module. The Soyuz TMA-17 crew capsule landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan at 03:25 UTC on 2 June 2010 wrapping up their stay aboard the space station. ^[7]

References

1. "Soyuz TMA-17: Redocking Plan (Mission from FGB Nadir Port to Zvezda Instrumentation Compartment)". Russian Federal Space Agency. 12 May 2010. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
2. Yembrick, John; Byerly, Josh (20 December 2009). "Crew Lifts Off From Kazakhstan to Begin Science and Construction Work Aboard the International Space Station" (Press release). NASA. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2009. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
3. NASA Assigns Space Station Crews, Updates Expedition Numbering - NASA press release - 08-306 - November 21, 2008 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. Stephen Clark (17 December 2009). "Russian storage module arrives in Florida for launch". Spaceflight Now.
5. "ISS On-Orbit Status 05/12/10". NASA. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
6. Justin Ray (12 May 2010). "Station crew clears the path for space shuttle mission". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
7. William Harwood (2 June 2010). "Soyuz brings international crew back to Earth". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 2 June 2010.

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Soyuz TMA-17

Launch of TMA-17
Mission type	Crewed mission to ISS
Operator	Roscosmos
COSPAR ID	2009-074A
SATCAT no.	36129
Mission duration	164 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Soyuz-TMA 11F732
Manufacturer	Energia
Crew
Crew size	3
Members	Oleg Kotov Timothy Creamer Soichi Noguchi
Callsign	Pulsar [1]
Start of mission
Launch date	20 December 2009, 21:52 UTC [2]
Rocket	Soyuz-FG
Launch site	Baikonur, site 1/5
End of mission
Landing date	2 June 2010, 03:25 UTC
Landing site	Steppes of Kazakhstan
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Low Earth orbit
Inclination	51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking port	Zarya nadir
Docking date	22 December 2009, 22:48 UTC
Undocking date	12 May 2010, 13:26 UTC
Time docked	140 days, 14 hours and 38 minutes

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