Success
Soyuz MS-08
Human Exploration
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)(RFSA)Government
Soyuz FG
LEOorbit
Soyuz MS-08 begins expedition 55 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, NASA astronauts Andrew Feustel and Richard Arnold to the International Space Station. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, they will rendezvous to the station where they will remain for their 6 month stay.
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 5:44 PM
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Mission details
The International Space Station programme is tied together by a complex set of legal, political and financial agreements between the sixteen nations involved in the project, governing ownership of the various components, rights to crewing and utilization, and responsibilities for crew rotation and resupply of the International Space Station. It was conceived in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan, during the Space Station Freedom project as it was originally called.
Nov 20, 1998 — ongoing
The Soyuz programme is a human spaceflight programme initiated by the Soviet Union in the early 1960s. The Soyuz spacecraft was originally part of a Moon landing project intended to put a Soviet cosmonaut on the Moon. It was the third Soviet human spaceflight programme after the Vostok and Voskhod programmes.
Nov 28, 1966 — ongoing
Orbital Attempt
#5,732
RFSA Mission
#273
Pad Launch
#480
Location Launch
#1,488
Designator
2018-026
Launch Window
NET
Mar 21, 2018, 5:44 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Soyuz FG Specs
The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.
Length
49.5 m
Diameter
3 m
Launch Mass
305 t
LEO Capacity
6,450 kg
SSO Capacity
4,500 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2001
Fastest Turnaround
16d 17h
Total Launches
60
Successful
59
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
5
Maiden flight: May 20, 2001
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
Timezone
Asia/Qyzylorda
Local Launch Time
Mar 21, 2018, 11:44 PM
Total Launches
1,563
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
45.9650, 63.3050
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
Founded
1992
Administrator
Administrator: Yuri Borisov
Total Launches
341
Successful
330
Failed
11
Pending
3
Consecutive Success
65