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Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-27

Name: Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-27
Start: 2025-04-08T05:47:15.000Z
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 331st launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 6,923rd orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--April 8, 2025 · 05:47 UTCAdd to calendar

Success

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

Window: Apr 8, 05:47 – Apr 8, 05:47 UTC

Flight preview

Soyuz MS-27

Soyuz MS-27 will carry two cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The crew consists of Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritsky, and NASA astronaut Jonathan "Jonny" Kim.

Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Crew

Jonny KimFlight Engineer · NASA
Sergey RyzhikovCommander · RFSA
Alexey ZubritskyFlight Engineer · RFSA

Booster

No booster details available.

Watch

NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Soyuz MS-27 Launch — NASA
Soyuz MS-27 Launch with Jonny Kim — NASA
Трансляция запуска пилотируемого корабля «Союз МС-27» — Роскосмос ТВ

Updates

Launch successful.
hitura-nobad · 4/8/2025 · source
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 4/8/2025 · source
Official Webcast by NASA has started
LL2 · 4/8/2025 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/26/2025 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/25/2025 · source
Added launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/6/2025 · source
NET April 8.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/16/2024 · source
NET March 16.
Cosmic_Penguin · 12/13/2024 · source
NET March 20, 2025.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/9/2024 · source
Adding launch
Nosu · 8/28/2024 · source

News

NASA·Jun 25, 2026

Expedition 73 Crew Reflects on Science, Teamwork, and Life in Orbit

On June 16, astronauts and cosmonauts gathered at Space Center Houston to share stories from their missions aboard the International Space Station and recognize the teamwork and people on the ground that made their missions possible. The Expedition 73 Welcome Home Ceremony brought together members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10, Soyuz MS-27, and NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 missions. […]

Pad — 31/6

Local pad time: Apr 8, 10:47 AM GMT+5

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

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