Soyuz TMA-13 (Russian: Союз ТМА-13, Union TMA-13) was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The spacecraft was launched by a Soyuz-FG rocket at 07:01 GMT on 12 October 2008. It undocked at 02:55 GMT on 8 April 2009, performed a deorbit burn at 06:24, and landed at 07:16. By some counts, Soyuz TMA-13 is the 100th Soyuz spacecraft to be crewed.[3]
Soyuz TMA-13 lifts off from Gagarin's Start
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| Operator | Roskosmos |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 2008-050A  |
| SATCAT no. | 33399 |
| Mission duration | 178 d 15 m |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-TMA |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Yury Lonchakov Michael Fincke |
| Launching | Richard Garriott |
| Landing | Charles Simonyi |
| Callsign | Titan |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 12 October 2008, 07:01 (2008-10-12UTC07:01Z) UTC[1][2] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 8 April 2009, 07:16 (2009-04-08UTC07:17Z) UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Zarya nadir |
| Docking date | 14 October 2008 08:26 UTC |
| Undocking date | 8 April 2009 03:55 UTC |
| Time docked | 175 d 19 h 29 m |
 From left to right: Richard Garriott, Yury Lonchakov, Michael Fincke
Soyuz programme
(Crewed missions) | |
| Position | Launching crew | Landing crew |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Yury Lonchakov, RKAExpedition 18 Third and last spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer |  Michael Fincke, NASAExpedition 18 Second spaceflight | |
| Spaceflight Participant |  / Richard Garriott, SA[5][6]Only spaceflight Tourist |
 / Charles Simonyi, SA[4]Second and last spaceflight Tourist |
| Position | Launching crew | Landing crew |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Gennady Padalka, RKA
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| Flight Engineer | Michael Barratt, NASA
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| Spaceflight Participant |  Nik Halik, SA[8]Tourist |
Esther Dyson, SA[7] Tourist |
