 Irkut approaches the ISS | |
| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roscosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2020-023A |
| SATCAT no. | 45465 |
| Mission duration | 195 days, 18 hours and 49 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Soyuz MS No.745 Irkut [1][2] |
| Manufacturer | RSC Energia |
| Launch mass | 7,280 kg (16,050 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 9 April 2020, 08:05:06 UTC[3] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-2.1a (B15000-042) [1] |
| Launch site | Baikonur Site 31 |
| Contractor | RSC Progress |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 22 October 2020, 02:54:12 UTC [4] |
| Landing site | Kazakh Steppe, 150 km (93 mi) southeast of Zhezkazgan |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[5] |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Poisk zenith |
| Docking date | 9 April 2020, 14:13:18 UTC [5] |
| Undocking date | 21 October 2020, 23:31:41 UTC[5] |
| Time docked | 195 days, 9 hours and 18 minutes |
.jpg) Cassidy, Ivanishin, Vagner | |
Soyuz MS-16 was a Soyuz spaceflight launched on 9 April 2020,[3] which transported three members of the Expedition 62/63 crew to the International Space Station.[6]
This flight was the first crewed launch using the Soyuz 2.1a launch vehicle, and the first crewed Russian mission not to launch from Gagarin's Start (which began modernization renovations after Soyuz MS-15) since Soyuz MS-02 in 2016.[7]
- ^ a b Navin, Joseph (4 March 2020). "Preparations continue amid crew shuffle for Soyuz MS-16". NASASpaceFlight. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
The Soyuz 2.1a built specifically for the Soyuz MS-16 mission is B15000-042 (V15000-042) [...] The serial number for the specific Soyuz spacecraft that is going to be flown on MS-16 is No.745.
- ^ Gebhardt, Chris (8 April 2020). "Russia conducts first Soyuz 2.1a human launch; MS-16 crew arrives at Station". NASASpaceFlight. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
Soyuz will use the call sign "Irkut" for this mission, after the river Commander Ivanishin's home city is named after
- ^ a b "Утвержден экипаж космического корабля "Союз МС-16"" [The crew of MS-16 Soyuz spacecraft has been approved] (in Russian). Interfax. 27 June 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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SFwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Becker, Joachim (20 February 2020). "ISS: Expedition 62". spacefacts.de. Archived from the original on 16 May 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ Becker, Joachim (20 April 2018). "Soyuz MS-02". spacefacts.de. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.