39622 - SOYUZ-TMA 12M

Crew to ISS - Alexander Skvortsov, Oleg Artemyev and Steve Swanson. Precise launch time - 23:33:53 UTC. Intended to follow the 6hr 'fast track' trajectory to the ISS but changed to a two-day approach after a problem with the Soyuz orientation system occurred around three hours into the mission. Docked with the port on Poisk Mar 27 at 23:33:53 UTC.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2014-03-25
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz-2.1b
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan