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Soyuz MS-26

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Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Human Exploration

Low Earth Orbit 31/6 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Soyuz MS-26 will carry two cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Updates

hitura-nobad • Sept. 11, 2024, 4:34 p.m.

Launch successful.


hitura-nobad • Sept. 11, 2024, 4:23 p.m.

Liftoff!


LL2 • Sept. 11, 2024, 3:14 p.m.

Official Webcast by NASA has started


Cosmic_Penguin • Sept. 11, 2024, 2:18 a.m.

Tweaked T-0.


Cosmic_Penguin • Aug. 30, 2024, 1:32 p.m.

Tweaked T-0.


Soyuz 2.1a

Family:
Configuration:

The Soyuz 2.1A converted the flight control system from analog to digital, which allowed launch from fixed platforms. It also allowed big fairings and payloads. It is currently used for crewed Soyuz and Progress flights to the ISS.

Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    2
  • Max Stage
    3
  • Length
    46.3 m
  • Diameter
    2.95 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
    312.0 T
  • Thrust
    4149.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Soyuz 2.1a
  • Family
  • Variant
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Soyuz 2.1a
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $80000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    7020.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    2810.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    4230.0 kg

Soyuz MS-26


Active Human Rated Crew On-board: 3 Crew Capacity: 3
Destination: International Space Station
Serial Number: None

Spacecraft planned to launch to the ISS in September 2024.

Soyuz MS Details

Crew


Aleksey Ovchinin

Commander - configurations.Country.None - ( RFSA )

Status: Active

Date of Birth: Sept. 28, 1971
Age: 53

Ivan Vagner

Flight Engineer - configurations.Country.None - ( RFSA )

Status: Active

Date of Birth: July 10, 1985
Age: 39

Donald Pettit

Flight Engineer - configurations.Country.None - ( NASA )

Status: Active

Date of Birth: April 20, 1955
Age: 69

Progress Rocket Space Center

Progress Rocket Space Center

(PRSC)

CEO: Dmitry Baranov Founded: 1996 Successes: 44 Failures: 1 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

Progress Rocket Space Centre, formerly known as TsSKB-Progress, is a space science and aerospace research company which is known for manufacturing launch vehicles and satellites. Most notably, Progress Rocket Space Centre is the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles.

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