Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-20
Launch Successful
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Dec. 8, 2021, 7:38 a.m. - Dec. 8, 2021, 7:38 a.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Dec. 8, 2021, 7:38 a.m. - Dec. 8, 2021, 7:38 a.m.
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.
Successful launch of Soyuz MS-20 into the rendezvous trajectory
Adding seconds to T-0
T-0 confirmed by NASA
Adding T-0
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.
Launched to the ISS in December 2021.
Soyuz MS Details
Date of
Birth: Sept. 23, 1977
Age: 47
Date of
Birth: Jan. 1, 1985
Age: 39
Date of
Birth: Nov. 22, 1975
Age: 49
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.
INFO WIKI
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