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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz 2.1a31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz MS-20
Launched
December 8, 2021
Summary
Soyuz MS-20 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz 2.1a from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 8, 2021. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 300th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 6,164th orbital launch attempt. It was the 29th Soyuz 2.1a flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz MS-20, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 227 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 3 crew members flew: Alexander Misurkin, Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano. The spacecraft was Soyuz MS-20 (Soyuz MS 11F732A48 #752). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Soyuz MS-20The Space Devs
- Трансляция запуска пилотируемого корабля «Союз МС-20»Роскосмос ТВ
- Техническая трансляция запуска пилотируемого корабля «Союз МС-20»Роскосмос ТВ
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 29th Soyuz 2.1a flight · 6th this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 300th launch8th this yearhumanity's 6,164th orbital launch attempt127th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Alexander MisurkinCommander · RFSA · age 44 · 3rd flight
Yusaku MaezawaTourist · SA · age 46 · first flight
Yozo HiranoTourist · SA · age 36 · first flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz MS-20 (Soyuz MS 11F732A48 #752)
Launched to the ISS in December 2021.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 11 days
- Docked December 8, 2021 at Poisk zenith
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz MS-20 · NORAD 49922 · 2021-119 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-119A
- Epoch
- 2021-12-08 08:09:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.24682193 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0020225
- Inclination
- 51.6441°
- Ascending node
- 201.7373°
- Arg. of perigee
- 62.6729°
- Mean anomaly
- 111.1951°
- 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-20 · NORAD 49922 · docked December 8, 2021
Soyuz-2-1a No. 053 Blok-I · re-entered December 11, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
398th launch from 31/6, 11th this year · 1,527th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Updates
Questions
When did Soyuz MS-20 launch?
Soyuz MS-20 launched on December 8, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Soyuz MS-20?
Coverage: Soyuz MS-20; Трансляция запуска пилотируемого корабля «Союз МС-20»; Техническая трансляция запуска пилотируемого корабля «Союз МС-20». Watch the replay
What rocket launched Soyuz MS-20?
Soyuz 2.1a, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz 2.1a spec sheet
Where did Soyuz MS-20 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Soyuz MS-20 reach?
Soyuz MS-20, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 227 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz MS-20 part of?
International Space Station and Soyuz. About International Space Station