RFSA Soyuz FG Soyuz MS-02

Name: RFSA Soyuz FG Soyuz MS-02
Start: 2016-10-19T08:05:14.000Z
Location: 31/6

Soyuz FG

Status

Success

Date

19 OCT 2016

08:05

Launch Provider

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Launch Pad

31/6

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Overview

Soyuz MS-02 begins expedition 49 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov, Andrei Borisenko and NASA astronaut Robert Kimbrough to the International Space Station. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, they will rendezvous to the station where they will remain for their 5 month stay.

Rocket

Soyuz FG

Mission Type

Human Exploration

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.

Height

49.5 m

Diameter

3 m

Launch Mass

305 T