In order to set up the Rendezvous Operations, the Soyuz spacecraft performed three orbital adjustments to increase its altitude.
The first two of these burns was completed on the launch day with the first conducted just 4.5 hours after the launch.
The third burn was conducted on Flight Day 2.
Aboard the Space Station, the crew also took final preparations for the docking and cameras aboard the Station were configured to record the next day's docking.

On the docking day, the Automated Rendezvous Sequence that was initiated at 10:11 UTC.
After three minutes, the Space Station also conducted a maneuver to the proper Docking Attitude and the Soyuz crew activated the KURS Navigation System that provides accurate Range and Velocity Data for the spacecraft's on-board computers.

When arriving at a distance of 300 meters, Mission Controllers in Korolev, Russia gave a GO for the Flyaround.
After the Flyaround was completed, station-keeping operations began at a distance of 190 meters from the Space Station.
This period was used by the Mission Controllers to verify all systems and alignment with the Space Station.
Station-keeping was shortened as all system checked out well and the green light was issued for the final approach.

Soyuz TMA-06M docked with the ISS at 12:29 GMT on 25 October 2012, about six minutes earlier than planned.
The spacecraft docked at the MRM-2 Poisk module, while Soyuz TMA-06M and the ISS were flying 254 miles (409 km) as the space station flew above southern Ukraine.

The crew performed the standard one-hour leak check operation before getting started with hatch opening procedures.
After leak checks and system checks were completed, the crew opened the hatches and entered the Space Station at around 15:15 GMT.
They were greeted by Expedition 33 crewmembers Sunita Williams, Yuri Malenchenko and Akihiko Hoshide.
In order to set up the Rendezvous Operations, the Soyuz spacecraft performed three orbital adjustments to increase its altitude. The first two of these burns was completed on the launch day with the first conducted just 4.5 hours after the launch. The third burn was conducted on Flight Day 2. Aboard the Space Station, the crew also took final preparations for the docking and cameras aboard the Station were configured to record the next day's docking.
On the docking day, the Automated Rendezvous Sequence that was initiated at 10:11 UTC. After three minutes, the Space Station also conducted a maneuver to the proper Docking Attitude and the Soyuz crew activated the KURS Navigation System that provides accurate Range and Velocity Data for the spacecraft's on-board computers.
When arriving at a distance of 300 meters, Mission Controllers in Korolev, Russia gave a GO for the Flyaround. After the Flyaround was completed, station-keeping operations began at a distance of 190 meters from the Space Station. This period was used by the Mission Controllers to verify all systems and alignment with the Space Station. Station-keeping was shortened as all system checked out well and the green light was issued for the final approach.
Soyuz TMA-06M docked with the ISS at 12:29 GMT on 25 October 2012, about six minutes earlier than planned. The spacecraft docked at the MRM-2 Poisk module, while Soyuz TMA-06M and the ISS were flying 254 miles (409 km) as the space station flew above southern Ukraine.
The crew performed the standard one-hour leak check operation before getting started with hatch opening procedures. After leak checks and system checks were completed, the crew opened the hatches and entered the Space Station at around 15:15 GMT. They were greeted by Expedition 33 crewmembers Sunita Williams, Yuri Malenchenko and Akihiko Hoshide.
Soyuz TMA-06M