SOYUZ-TMA 8M

SOYUZ-TMA 8M is no longer on orbit
SOYUZ-TMA 8M is classified as:

NORAD ID: 39125

Int'l Code: 2013-013A

Launch date: March 28, 2013
Source: Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)
Decay date: 2013-09-11

Soyuz TMA-08M is a 2013 flight to the International Space Station. It is transporting three members of the Expedition 35 crew to the International Space Station. TMA-08M is the 117th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft, the first flight launching in 1967. The Soyuz will most likely remain on board the space station for the Expedition 36 increment to serve as an emergency escape vehicle. The Soyuz TMA-08M is utilizing the new 6-hour fast rendezvous flight profile developed by the RSA and previously trialed on Progress M-16M and M-17M instead of the usual two day-rendezvous, making it possible for crewmembers to leave ground facilities and board the International Space Station in less time than a typical trans-atlantic flight.