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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz FG1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz TMA-16
Launched
September 30, 2009
Summary
Soyuz TMA-16 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz FG from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 30, 2009. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 187th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 5,010th orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Soyuz FG flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz TMA-16, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 248 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 3 crew members flew: Maksim Surayev, Jeffrey Williams and Guy Laliberté. The spacecraft was Soyuz TMA-16 (Soyuz TMA 11F732A17 #226). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- "Союз ТМА-16". Пуск.Роскосмос ТВ
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 19th Soyuz FG flight · 3rd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 187th launch7th this yearhumanity's 5,010th orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Maksim SurayevCommander · RFSA · age 37 · first flight
Jeffrey WilliamsFlight Engineer · NASA · age 51 · 3rd flight
Guy LalibertéTourist · SA · age 50 · first flight
Landing crew
- Maksim SurayevCommander · RFSA
- Jeffrey WilliamsFlight Engineer · NASA
Spacecraft
Soyuz TMA-16 (Soyuz TMA 11F732A17 #226)
Soyuz TMA-16 was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on September 30 2009 07:14 UTC. It transported two members of the Expedition 21 crew and one participant to the International Space Station. The Expedition 21 crew consisted of Maksim Surayev and Jeffrey Williams. The spaceflight participant was tourist Guy Laliberté.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 169 days
- Docked October 2, 2009 at Zvezda aft
- Docked January 21, 2010 at Poisk zenith
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz TMA-16 · NORAD 35940 · 2009-053 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-053A
- Epoch
- 2009-09-30 08:31:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20560874 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0033979
- Inclination
- 51.6167°
- Ascending node
- 127.3567°
- Arg. of perigee
- 78.067°
- Mean anomaly
- 278.0353°
- 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 TMA-16 · NORAD 35940 · docked October 2, 2009
Soyuz-FG No. 029 Blok-I · re-entered October 4, 2009
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz TMA-16 begins Expedition 21 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Maksim Surayev alongside Flight Engineer, Jeffrey Williams (NASA) & spaceflight participant Guy Laliberté (Spaceflight Adventures, Canada) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on March 18, 2010, 11:24 UTC
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
423rd launch from 1/5, 5th this year · 1,324th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
67 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz TMA-16 launch?
Soyuz TMA-16 launched on September 30, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Soyuz TMA-16?
Coverage: "Союз ТМА-16". Пуск.. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Soyuz TMA-16?
Soyuz FG, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz FG spec sheet
Where did Soyuz TMA-16 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Soyuz TMA-16 reach?
Soyuz TMA-16, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 248 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz TMA-16 part of?
International Space Station and Soyuz. About International Space Station