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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz FG1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Soyuz TMA-20M
Launched
March 18, 2016
Summary
Soyuz TMA-20M launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz FG from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 18, 2016. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 254th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,547th orbital launch attempt. It was the 45th Soyuz FG flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Soyuz TMA-20M, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 238 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 3 crew members flew: Aleksey Ovchinin, Oleg Skripochka and Jeffrey Williams. The spacecraft was Soyuz TMA-20M (Soyuz TMA-M 11F732A47 #720). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН Союз-ФГ с ТПК Союз ТМА-20МРоскосмос ТВ
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 45th Soyuz FG flight · 1st this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 254th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,547th orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Aleksey OvchininCommander · RFSA · age 44 · first flight
Oleg SkripochkaFlight Engineer · RFSA · age 46 · 2nd flight
Jeffrey WilliamsFlight Engineer · NASA · age 58 · 4th flight
Spacecraft
Soyuz TMA-20M (Soyuz TMA-M 11F732A47 #720)
Soyuz TMA-20m is a Soyuz spacecraft launched on 18 March 2016 21:26 UTC. It transported three members of the Expedition 47 crew to the International Space Station. The crew consisted of Aleksey Ovchinin, Oleg Skripochka, and Jeffrey Williams.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 172 days
- Docked March 19, 2016 at Poisk zenith
The Soyuz spacecraft safely landed in Kazakhstan.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Soyuz TMA-20M · NORAD 41391 · 2016-018 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-018A
- Epoch
- 2016-03-18 21:15:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.22670939 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0028229
- Inclination
- 51.65°
- Ascending node
- 148.4793°
- Arg. of perigee
- 102.8821°
- Mean anomaly
- 257.5354°
- 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-20M · NORAD 41391 · docked March 19, 2016
Soyuz-FG No. 057 Blok-I · re-entered March 21, 2016
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Soyuz TMA-20M begins expedition 47 by carrying 3 cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skriprochka alongside NASA astronaut Jeff Williams will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
471st launch from 1/5, 2nd this year · 1,466th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
48 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Soyuz TMA-20M launch?
Soyuz TMA-20M launched on March 18, 2016. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Soyuz TMA-20M?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Союз-ФГ с ТПК Союз ТМА-20М. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Soyuz TMA-20M?
Soyuz FG, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz FG spec sheet
Where did Soyuz TMA-20M launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Soyuz TMA-20M reach?
Soyuz TMA-20M, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 238 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Soyuz TMA-20M part of?
International Space Station and Soyuz. About International Space Station