Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-18

Name: Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-18
Start: 2021-04-09T07:42:41.000Z
Location: 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · Soyuz 2.1a · 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 295th launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 6,067th orbital launch attempt

April 9, 2021Add to calendar

Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Apr 9, 07:42 – Apr 9, 07:42 UTC

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Soyuz MS-18

Soyuz MS-18 begins expedition 65 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky, Pyotr Dubrov and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, they will rendezvous to the station where they will remain for their 6 month stay.

Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Crew

Oleg NovitskiyCommander · RFSA
Mark T. Vande HeiFlight Engineer · NASA
Pyotr DubrovFlight Engineer · RFSA

Booster

No booster details available.

Watch

Soyuz MS-18 — The Space Devs
Soyuz Crew Launch to the International Space Station (Official NASA Broadcast) — NASA
Трансляция запуска пилотируемого корабля «Ю. А. Гагарин» (Союз МС-18) — Роскосмос ТВ

Updates

Successful launch of Soyuz MS-18 towards the International Space Station. Docking scheduled at 11:07 UTC.
Nosu · 4/9/2021 · source
Launch scheduled for April 9 07:42 UTC
Nosu · 3/10/2021 · source

Pad — 31/6

429 launches from this pad · 1,564 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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