Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-18
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · Soyuz FG · 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 192nd launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 5,043rd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Apr 2, 04:04 – Apr 2, 04:04 UTC
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Soyuz TMA-18
Soyuz TMA-18 begins Expedition 23 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Aleksandr Skvortsov alongside Flight Engineers,Mikhail Korniyenko (RSA) & Tracy Caldwell Dyson (NASA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on 25 September 2010, 05:23 UTC
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Mikhail KornienkoFlight Engineer · RFSA
Aleksandr SkvortsovCommander · RFSA
Tracy Caldwell DysonFlight Engineer · NASA
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Pad — 1/5
Local pad time: Apr 2, 10:04 AM GMT+6
487 launches from this pad · 1,564 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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