Soyuz TM-34

Russia

International Flight nº: 232

Eart orbit Flight nº: 229

Russian Flight nº: 94

17th manned flight to ISS. Flight: ISS-4S

Launch, orbit & landing data:

Designation	27416 / 02020A
Launch date - time	25 Apr 2002 - 06:26:35 UT
Launch site	Baikonur, LC1/5
Launch vehicle	Soyuz-U (11A511U)
OKB name - S/Nº	Soyuz TM s/nº 208
Mass (kg)
Launch Crew	Gidzenko Yu. (CDR) Vittori R. (FE) Shuttleworth M. (FP)
Call Sign
Backup crew

Docking date - time	27 Apr 2002 - 07:55:50 UT
Target station/port	ISS/Zarya nadir port
Earth orbit on :
- Perigee / Apogee	385 / 396 km
- Inclination	51,64°
- Period	min
Undocking date - time	9 Nov 2002 - 20:44:05 UT
Deorbit burn date - time	9 Nov 2002 - 23:09:49 UT
Landing date - time	10 Nov 2002 - 00:04:20 UT
Landing location	100 km NE of Arkalyk (50°59′ N, 67°35′ E
Flight Duration (d:hr:min)
Nbr orbits
Landing crew (VC-4):	Zalyotin S., De Winne F., Lonchakov Yu. (crew TMA-1)

Mission summary:
Maeco Polo mission
Taxi-Crew 3 to the ISS. Linking up to the ISS and replacing Soyuz TM-33 as the escape module for the International Space Station crew. Mark Shuttleworth from South Africa became the second space tourist; he was in better condition than Dennis Tito before and carried out a small research program (studying ocean life and biological experiments to combat AIDS and other diseases).

Visiting Crew VC-3:

Nr.	Surname	Given name	Job	Duration	Orbits
1	Gidzenko	Yuri Pavlovich	Commander	9d 21h 25m	156
2	Vittori	Roberto	Flight engineer	9d 21h 25m	156
3	Shuttleworth	Mark Richard	Tourist	9d 21h 25m	156

Roberto Vittori going up to the Soyuz capsule

Mission crew going up to the Soyuz capsule. Credit: ESA

Crew Soyuz TM-34 landed with Soyuz TM-33 on 5 May 2002
Landing 26 km southeast of Arkalyk / Kazakhstan

Mission report:

Soyuz TM-34 (spacecraft No. 208) was launched on Apr 25, 2002. Commander is Yuri Gidzenko of Rosaviakosmos, flight engineer is Roberto Vittori of ESA. Tourist Mark Shuttleworth, a South African citizen, is also aboard as 'flight participant'. At 12:10 UT Soyuz TM-34 was in a 242 x 269 km x 51.6 deg orbit.
Soyuz TM-34 (ISS mission 4S) docked with the nadir port on the Zarya module at 07:55 UT on Apr 27. After a week aboard the station, the crew moved to the old Soyuz TM-33 ship. They undocked from Pirs at 00:31 UT on May 5, leaving the crew of Onufrienko, Walz and Bursch with the new Soyuz TM-34 as their rescue vehicle.
Soyuz TMA-1 docked with the Pirs module at 0501 UTC on Nov 1, 2002. The EP-4 visiting crew of Zalyotin, De Winne and Lonchakov have joined Korzun, Treshchev and Whitson on the Station.
On Nov 9, 2002 the EP-4 crew boarded Soyuz TM-34 and undocked from the Zarya nadir port at 2044 UTC, leaving Soyuz TMA-1 for the resident crew. Soyuz TM-34 landed in Kazakstan at 0004 UTC on Nov 10.

TM-34 landing with Zalyotin S., De Winne F. and Lonchakov Yu

Astrophilately covers:

Launch cancel Baikonur, registered mail. 3 different cancels

Docking cancel TM34 and undocking cancel TM33. With ISS board cancel, signed by the crew

Undocking cancel Baikonur, ISS cancels

Ref.: #7(JR477,490), #16, #66, #97, #125, #210, #400 - update: 03.09.25

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