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Primary Phases of a Soyuz TMA Flight
Position No.
Primary Phases
1
Lift-off Indication
2
Bail-Out Thruster Jettison
(Altitude: 46 km; Time: 115 sec.)
(Altitude: 46 km; Time: 115 sec.)
3
Launch Vehicle Stage I Separation
(Alt: 49 km; Time: 118 sec.)
(Alt: 49 km; Time: 118 sec.)
4
Fairing Jettison
(Alt: 84 km; Time: 165 sec.)
(Alt: 84 km; Time: 165 sec.)
5
Launch Vehicle Stage II Separation
(Alt: 167 km; Time: 288 sec.)
(Alt: 167 km; Time: 288 sec.)
6
3rd Stage Booster deactivation, Zero-g
(Alt: 202 km; Time: 526 sec.)
(Alt: 202 km; Time: 526 sec.)
7
Independent Flight (until docking with ISS) up to 1.9 days
8
Mated Flight with ISS (up to 180 days)
9
ISS Undocking, Independent Flight (up to 1.3 days)
10
Compartment Separation
11
Primary Parachute System Cover Jettison
12
Drogue Chute Activation
13
Drogue Chute Jettison, Main Chute Activation
14
Frontal Heat Shield Jettison, Outside Window Glass Jettison, Pressure Equalization (Alt: 5.5 km)
15
Main Chute Repositioning
16
Soft-Landing Rockets Activation, Landing
