Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz 2.1a31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz MS-25
Launched
March 23, 2024 · 12:36 UTC
Image: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Summary
Soyuz MS-25 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz 2.1a from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 23, 2024 at 12:36 UTC. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 321st launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 6,645th orbital launch attempt. It was the 44th Soyuz 2.1a flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz MS-25, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 337 × 374 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 3 crew members flew: Oleg Novitskiy, Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Marina Vasilevskaya. The spacecraft was Soyuz MS-25 (11F732A48 #754). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NASA, RFSA
- Milestone
- 44th Soyuz 2.1a flight · 2nd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 321st launch3rd this yearhumanity's 6,645th orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Oleg NovitskiyCommander · RFSA · age 52 · 4th flight
Tracy Caldwell DysonFlight Engineer · NASA · age 54 · 3rd flight
Marina VasilevskayaSpaceflight Participant · RFSA · age 33 · first flight
Landing crew
Oleg KononenkoCommander · RFSA- Tracy Caldwell DysonFlight Engineer · NASA
Nikolai ChubFlight Engineer · RFSA
Spacecraft
Soyuz MS-25 (11F732A48 #754)
Spacecraft launched to the ISS in March 2024.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 183 days
- Docked March 25, 2024 at Prichal nadir
The Soyuz spacecraft successfully landed in Kazakhstan.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz MS-25 · NORAD 59294 · 2024-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-055A
- Epoch
- 2024-03-23 17:13:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.73662336 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0028005
- Inclination
- 51.6444°
- Ascending node
- 19.43°
- Arg. of perigee
- 174.187°
- Mean anomaly
- 271.5958°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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.
Flight timeline
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M58SBooster Separation
- T+2M35SFairing Separation
- T+4M48SStage 2 Separation
- T+8M49SSECO
- T+8M50SSoyuz Separation
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Soyuz MS-25 · NORAD 59294 · docked March 25, 2024
Soyuz-2-1a No. 066 Blok-I · re-entered March 25, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz MS-25 will carry two cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
414th launch from 31/6, 2nd this year · 1,547th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 23, 5:36 PM GMT+5, in daylight
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Soyuz MS-25 was successfully launched towards the International Space Station. Docking scheduled for 15:09 UTC on March 25.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
Nosu · 3/23/2024 · source
Official Webcast by Роскосмос ТВ has started
LL2 · 3/23/2024 · source
Officially confirmed rescheduling to March 23.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/21/2024 · source
Added launch time target for March 23.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/21/2024 · source
Next opportunity on Saturday morning, pending resolution of any issues with the launch vehicle.
Nosu · 3/21/2024 · source
Launch aborted at approximately T-20 seconds. Awaiting information about the next opportunity.
Nosu · 3/21/2024 · source
Official Webcast by NASA has started
LL2 · 3/21/2024 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/13/2024 · source
Launch time confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/8/2024 · source
Questions
When did Soyuz MS-25 launch?
Soyuz MS-25 launched on March 23, 2024 at 12:36 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz MS-25?
Coverage: NASA Astronaut Tracy Dyson Launch to the Space Station; Трансляция запуска пилотируемого корабля «Союз МС-25». Watch the replay
What rocket launched Soyuz MS-25?
Soyuz 2.1a, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz 2.1a spec sheet
Where did Soyuz MS-25 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Mar 23, 5:36 PM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz MS-25 reach?
Soyuz MS-25, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 337 × 374 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz MS-25 part of?
International Space Station and Soyuz. About International Space Station