Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz FG1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz TMA-19M
Launched
December 15, 2015

Summary
Soyuz TMA-19M launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz FG from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 15, 2015. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 251st launch, 9th this year and humanity's 5,522nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 44th Soyuz FG flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz TMA-19M, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 329 × 331 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 3 crew members flew: Tim Peake, Yuri Malenchenko and Timothy Kopra. The spacecraft was Soyuz TMA-19M (Soyuz TMA-M 11F732A47 #719). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН "Союз-ФГ" с ТПК "Союз ТМА-19М"Роскосмос ТВ
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 44th Soyuz FG flight · 4th this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 251st launch9th this yearhumanity's 5,522nd orbital launch attempt80th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Tim PeakeFlight Engineer · ESA · age 43 · first flight
Yuri MalenchenkoCommander · RFSA · age 53 · 6th flight
Timothy KopraFlight Engineer · NASA · age 52 · 2nd flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz TMA-19M (Soyuz TMA-M 11F732A47 #719)
Soyuz TMA-19M is a Soyuz spacecraft launched on 15 December 2015 11:03 UTC. It transported three members of the Expedition 46 crew to the International Space Station. The crew consisted of Yuri Malenchenko, Timothy Kopra, and Timothy Peake.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 185 days
- Docked December 15, 2015 at Rassvet nadir
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz TMA-19M · NORAD 41124 · 2015-076 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-076A
- Epoch
- 2015-12-15 14:08:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.82812634 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001587
- Inclination
- 51.6477°
- Ascending node
- 258.8142°
- Arg. of perigee
- 236.2118°
- Mean anomaly
- 192.9336°
- 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-19M · NORAD 41124 · docked December 15, 2015
Soyuz-FG No. 055 Blok-I · re-entered December 17, 2015
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz TMA-19M begins expedition 46 by carrying 3 astronauts to the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Tim Kopra, ESA astronaut Tim Peake, and Yuri Malenchenko of Roscosmos will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. Tim Peake will be the first UK astronaut in space for over 20 years and the first every British citizen to visit the ISS. It landed on 18 June 2016 09:15 UTC
Pad

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
469th launch from 1/5, 7th this year · 1,460th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
74 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Soyuz TMA-19M launch?
Soyuz TMA-19M launched on December 15, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Soyuz TMA-19M?
Coverage: Пуск РКН "Союз-ФГ" с ТПК "Союз ТМА-19М". Watch the replay
What rocket launched Soyuz TMA-19M?
Soyuz FG, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz FG spec sheet
Where did Soyuz TMA-19M launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Soyuz TMA-19M reach?
Soyuz TMA-19M, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 329 × 331 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz TMA-19M part of?
International Space Station and Soyuz. About International Space Station
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