Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-20

Name: Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-20
Start: 2021-12-08T07:38:15.000Z
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 300th launch · 8th this year · humanity's 6,164th orbital launch attempt

December 8, 2021Add to calendar

Success

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

Window: Dec 8, 07:38 – Dec 8, 07:38 UTC

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Soyuz MS-20

Soyuz MS-20 will carry Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Misurkin as well as two tourists, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano, to the International Space Station.

Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Crew

Alexander MisurkinCommander · RFSA
Yusaku MaezawaTourist · SA
Yozo HiranoTourist · SA

Booster

No booster details available.

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Soyuz MS-20 — The Space Devs
Трансляция запуска пилотируемого корабля «Союз МС-20» — Роскосмос ТВ
Техническая трансляция запуска пилотируемого корабля «Союз МС-20» — Роскосмос ТВ

Updates

Successful launch of Soyuz MS-20 into the rendezvous trajectory
SwGustav · 12/8/2021
Adding seconds to T-0
Nosu · 11/30/2021 · source
T-0 confirmed by NASA
Nosu · 11/24/2021 · source
Adding T-0
Nosu · 11/17/2021 · source

Pad — 31/6

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

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