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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz FG1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz TMA-17M
Launched
July 22, 2015
Summary
ISS 44 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz FG from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 22, 2015. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 247th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,480th orbital launch attempt. It was the 42nd Soyuz FG flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz TMA-17M, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 408 × 410 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 3 crew members flew: Oleg Kononenko, Kimiya Yui and Kjell N. Lindgren. The spacecraft was Soyuz TMA-17M (Soyuz TMA-M 11F732A47 #717). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН Союз-ФГ с ТПК Союз ТМА-17МРоскосмос ТВ
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 42nd Soyuz FG flight · 2nd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 247th launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,480th orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Oleg KononenkoCommander · RFSA · age 51 · 3rd flight
Kimiya YuiFlight Engineer · JAXA · age 45 · first flight
Kjell N. LindgrenFlight Engineer · NASA · age 42 · first flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz TMA-17M (Soyuz TMA-M 11F732A47 #717)
Soyuz TMA-17M was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 22 July 2015. It transported three members of the Expedition 44 crew to the International Space Station. The crew consisted of Oleg Kononenko, Kimiya Yui, and Kjell N. Lindgren
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 141 days
- Docked July 23, 2015 at Rassvet nadir
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz TMA-17M · NORAD 40744 · 2015-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-035A
- Epoch
- 2015-07-23 00:02:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.55212712 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001429
- Inclination
- 51.6454°
- Ascending node
- 265.1848°
- Arg. of perigee
- 289.5833°
- Mean anomaly
- 128.5434°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.000061063
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Soyuz TMA-17M · NORAD 40744 · docked July 23, 2015
Soyuz-FG No. 052 Blok-I · re-entered July 25, 2015
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz TMA-17M launch to the International Space Station with 3 crew for Expedition 44. The crew consists of cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui and NASA astronaut Kjell Norwood Lindgren
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
466th launch from 1/5, 4th this year · 1,452nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did ISS 44 launch?
ISS 44 launched on July 22, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ISS 44?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Союз-ФГ с ТПК Союз ТМА-17М. Watch the replay
What rocket launched ISS 44?
Soyuz FG, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz FG spec sheet
Where did ISS 44 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did ISS 44 reach?
Soyuz TMA-17M, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 408 × 410 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is ISS 44 part of?
International Space Station and Soyuz. About International Space Station