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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz FG1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz MS-15
Launched
September 25, 2019
Summary
Soyuz MS-15 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz FG from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 25, 2019. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 287th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 5,889th orbital launch attempt. It was the 60th Soyuz FG flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz MS-15, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 222 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 3 crew members flew: Oleg Skripochka, Jessica Meir and Hazza Al Mansouri. The spacecraft was Soyuz MS-15 (Soyuz MS 11F732A48 #744). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Прямая трансляция: Корабль «Союз МС-15» с новым экипажем отправляется на МКСПятый канал stream
- Запуск космического корабля "Союз МС-15"Роскосмос ТВ
- Запуск космического корабля "Союз МС-14"Роскосмос ТВ
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 60th Soyuz FG flight · 3rd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 287th launch8th this yearhumanity's 5,889th orbital launch attempt69th orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Oleg SkripochkaFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 49 · 3rd flight
Jessica MeirFlight Engineer · NASA · age 42 · first flight
Hazza Al MansouriSpaceflight Participant · MBRSC · age 35 · first flight
Landing crew
Andrew R. MorganFlight Engineer · NASA- Oleg SkripochkaFlight Engineer · RFSA
- Jessica MeirFlight Engineer · NASA
Spacecraft
Soyuz MS-15 (Soyuz MS 11F732A48 #744)
Soyuz MS-15 is a Soyuz spacecraft launched in September 2019 with three crew members of the Expedition 61 to the International Space Station. MS-15 was 144th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft and the last flight of Soyuz-FG launcher. It landed back on Earth on April 17, 2020.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 204 days
- Docked September 25, 2019 at Zvezda aft
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz MS-15 · NORAD 44550 · 2019-064 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-064A
- Epoch
- 2019-09-25 14:26:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.25422148 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0015051
- Inclination
- 51.6393°
- Ascending node
- 223.3569°
- Arg. of perigee
- 67.6746°
- Mean anomaly
- 94.4642°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
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 MS-15 · NORAD 44550 · docked September 25, 2019
Soyuz-FG No. 071 Blok-I · re-entered September 28, 2019
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz MS-15 begins expedition 61 by carrying NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and United Arab Emirates’ Hazzaa Ali Almansoori, a Roscosmos spaceflight participant and first Emirati in space that will spend only 8 days aboard ISS before returning to Earth aboard a Soyuz MS-12.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487th launch from 1/5, 3rd this year · 1,505th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
66 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz MS-15 launch?
Soyuz MS-15 launched on September 25, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Soyuz MS-15?
Coverage: Прямая трансляция: Корабль «Союз МС-15» с новым экипажем отправляется на МКС; Запуск космического корабля "Союз МС-15"; Запуск космического корабля "Союз МС-14". Watch the replay
What rocket launched Soyuz MS-15?
Soyuz FG, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz FG spec sheet
Where did Soyuz MS-15 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Soyuz MS-15 reach?
Soyuz MS-15, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 222 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz MS-15 part of?
International Space Station and Soyuz. About International Space Station