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Launch of the Soyuz Spacecraft (37S/TMA-11M) with
Astronaut Koichi Wakata aboard

November 7, 2013 (JST)

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

The Russian Federal Space Agency (FSA) has launched the Soyuz spacecraft (37S/TMA-11M), which astronaut Koichi Wakata is aboard.

Launch Date/Time: 11/07/2013 13:14 (JST)
11/07/2013 10:14 (Kazakhstan Time)
Launch Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome (Republic of Kazakhstan.)
Docking Schedule with the International Space Station (ISS):
  11/07/2013 19:31 (JST)
11/07/2013 14:31 (Moscow Standard Time)
Crewmembers: Mikhail Tyurin (FSA)
Richard Mastracchio (NASA)
Koichi Wakata (JAXA)

Reference links for further information:
http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html