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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz 2.1a31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz MS-26
Launched
September 11, 2024 · 16:23 UTC
Summary
Soyuz MS-26 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz 2.1a from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 11, 2024 at 16:23 UTC. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 325th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 6,755th orbital launch attempt. It was the 47th Soyuz 2.1a flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz MS-26, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 422 × 432 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 3 crew members flew: Aleksey Ovchinin, Donald Pettit and Ivan Vagner. The spacecraft was Soyuz MS-26 (11F732 #757). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NASA, RFSA
- Milestone
- 47th Soyuz 2.1a flight · 5th this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 325th launch7th this yearhumanity's 6,755th orbital launch attempt166th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Aleksey OvchininCommander · RFSA · age 52 · 4th flight
Donald PettitFlight Engineer · NASA · age 69 · 4th flight
Ivan VagnerFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 39 · 2nd flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz MS-26 (11F732 #757)
Spacecraft launched to the ISS in September 2024.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 220 days
- Docked September 11, 2024 at Rassvet nadir
Soyuz MS-26 has landed in Kazakhstan after its approximate 6 month mission on the ISS.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz MS-26 · NORAD 61043 · 2024-162 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SOYUZ MS-26
- Object ID
- 2024-162A
- Epoch
- 2024-09-11 11:27:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.48914954 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007618
- Inclination
- 51.6363°
- Ascending node
- 247.9211°
- Arg. of perigee
- 339.7676°
- Mean anomaly
- 20.3009°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 47193
- B*
- 0.00050262
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-26 · NORAD 61043 · docked September 11, 2024
Soyuz-2-1a No. 070 Blok-I · re-entered September 13, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz MS-26 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
418th launch from 31/6, 6th this year · 1,551st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 11, 9:23 PM GMT+5, at night
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch successful.
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Questions
When did Soyuz MS-26 launch?
Soyuz MS-26 launched on September 11, 2024 at 16:23 UTC.
Where can I watch Soyuz MS-26?
Coverage: YouTube; YouTube. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Soyuz MS-26?
Soyuz 2.1a, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz 2.1a spec sheet
Where did Soyuz MS-26 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Sep 11, 9:23 PM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Soyuz MS-26 reach?
Soyuz MS-26, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 422 × 432 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz MS-26 part of?
International Space Station and Soyuz. About International Space Station