Soyuz MS-22

Soyuz MS-22
The emanating "stream of flakes" venting from Soyuz MS-22
NamesISS 68S
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorRoscosmos
COSPAR ID2022-116A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.53879Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration187 days, 21 hours and 52 minutes
Orbits completed2,914
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSoyuz MS-22 No. 751
Spacecraft typeSoyuz MS
ManufacturerEnergia
Launch mass7,080 kg (15,610 lb)
Crew
Crew size3 up, 0 down
Launching
CallsignAltai
Start of mission
Launch date21 September 2022, 13:54:50 UTC[1]
RocketSoyuz 2.1a
Launch siteBaikonur, 31/6
ContractorProgress
End of mission
Landing date28 March 2023, 11:45:58 UTC
Landing siteKazakh Steppe, Kazakhstan
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portRassvet nadir
Docking date21 September 2022, 17:06:34 UTC
Undocking date28 March 2023, 09:57:27 UTC
Time docked187 days, 16 hours and 51 minutes
Payload
Down Cargo
Mass~218 kg (481 lb)
Pressurised~218 kg (481 lb)

Launching mission insignia

From left: Rubio, Prokopyev, and Petelin

Soyuz MS-22 was a Russian Soyuz spaceflight to the International Space Station with a crew of three launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome on 21 September 2022. The launch, previously planned for 13 September 2022, was subsequently delayed to 21 September 2022 for a mission length of 188 days.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference russianspaceweb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Кикина может побить рекорд пребывания россиянок в космосе" [Kikina can break the record for Russian women in space] (in Russian). RIA Novostidate=26 September 2021. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.