RFSA Soyuz FG Soyuz TMA-20M

Soyuz FG

Status

Success

Date

18 MAR 2016

21:26

Launch Provider

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Launch Pad

1/5

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Overview

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.

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