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Mission: Expedition 9
Spacecraft: Soyuz TMA-4
Launch: April 19, 2004
Time: 0318:47 GMT (11:18:47 p.m. EDT on 18th)
Site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Satellite feed: AMC 9, Transponder 9, C-band

Launch events timeline

Flight Day 1 schedule

Flight Day 2 schedule

Flight Day 3 schedule

Expedition 9 science plan

European DELTA mission



Soyuz launch timeline
NASA PRESS KIT
Posted: April 16, 2004

Event Time (m:ss)
LIFTOFF T+0:00
Booster velocity is 1,640 ft/sec T+1:10
Bail-out thruster jettison T+1:54
Strap-on boosters separate T+1:58
Booster velocity is 4,921 ft/sec T+2:00
Escape tower and launch shroud jettison T+2:37
Core booster separates and third stage ignites T+4:58
Velocity is 19,685 ft/sec T+7:30
Third stage engine shutdown and separation of Soyuz capsule T+9:00

Data source: NASA



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