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Трансляция запуска пилотируемого корабля «Союз МС-20»

8 декабря 2021 года с площадки № 31 космодрома Байконур в 10:38 по московскому времени запланирован пуск ракеты-носителя «Союз-2.1а» с пилотируемым кораблем ...

Техническая трансляция запуска пилотируемого корабля «Союз МС-20»

8 декабря 2021 года с площадки № 31 космодрома Байконур в 10:38 по московскому времени запланирован пуск ракеты-носителя «Союз-2.1а» с пилотируемым кораблем ...

Soyuz MS-20

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Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Human Exploration

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

Soyuz MS-20 will carry Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Misurkin as well as two tourists, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano, to the International Space Station.

Updates

SwGustav • Dec. 8, 2021, 7:50 a.m.

Successful launch of Soyuz MS-20 into the rendezvous trajectory


Nosu • Nov. 30, 2021, 4:37 p.m.

Adding seconds to T-0


Nosu • Nov. 24, 2021, 4:05 p.m.

T-0 confirmed by NASA


Nosu • Nov. 17, 2021, 4:57 p.m.

Adding 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-20


Active Human Rated Crew On-board: 3 Crew Capacity: 3
Destination: International Space Station
Serial Number: Soyuz MS 11F732A48 #752

Launched to the ISS in December 2021.

Soyuz MS Details

Crew


Alexander Misurkin

Commander - configurations.Country.None - ( RFSA )

Status: Active

Date of Birth: Sept. 23, 1977
Age: 47

Yozo Hirano

Tourist - configurations.Country.None - ( SA )

Status: Occasional Spaceflight

Date of Birth: Jan. 1, 1985
Age: 40

Yusaku Maezawa

Tourist - configurations.Country.None - ( SA )

Status: Active

Date of Birth: Nov. 22, 1975
Age: 49

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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