MOSCOW, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Russian manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-15 with three astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) successfully landed in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, the Mission Control Center outside Moscow said.

    The spacecraft's reentry vehicle landed near the town of Arkalyk in northern Kazakhstan as scheduled at about 10:15 a.m. Moscow time (0715 GMT), said Valery Lyndin, a spokesman for the Mission Control.

    The spaceship undocked from the station at 6:56 a.m. Moscow time (0356 GMT), with Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian Robert Thirsk on board.

    The ISS crew members were carried out of the space capsule on live television, with Thirsk seen waving at ground personnel. After preliminary medical examinations, they are to fly to Moscow to meet coworkers and families.

    In addition to conducting several scientific experiments while aboard the ISS, the three astronauts have received three U.S. space shuttles and two Russian cargo spaceships. Japan's first cargo spacecraft HTV and the Russian scientific module Poisk also arrived during their stay.

    De Winne, 48, the first European commander of the ISS, has already transferred authority to NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams while Romanenko officially handed over his duties to Maxim Surayev.

    Williams and Surayev will work together on the ISS as members of the 22nd long-term expedition until they are joined by Oleg Kotov, Soichi Noguchi and T.J. Creamer, who are to be delivered to the ISS on board a Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft on Dec. 21.