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Трансляция запуска пилотируемого корабля «Союз МС-25»

Причины отмены старта ракеты-носителя «Союз-2.1а» с транспортным пилотируемым кораблем «Союз МС-25» определены, запуск перенесен на субботу, 23 марта. Старт:...

Soyuz MS-25

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Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Human Exploration

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

Soyuz MS-25 will carry two cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Updates

Nosu • March 23, 2024, 12:47 p.m.

Soyuz MS-25 was successfully launched towards the International Space Station. Docking scheduled for 15:09 UTC on March 25.


Nosu • March 23, 2024, 12:36 p.m.

Liftoff


LL2 • March 23, 2024, 11:49 a.m.

Official Webcast by Роскосмос ТВ has started


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 T
  • Thrust
    4149 kN
Family
  • Name
    Soyuz 2.1a
  • Family
  • Variant
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Soyuz 2.1a
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $80000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    7020 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    2810 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    4230 kg

Soyuz MS-25


Active Human Rated Crew On-board: 3 Crew Capacity: 3
Destination: International Space Station
Serial Number: 11F732A48 #754

Scheduled to launch to the ISS in spring 2024

Soyuz MS Details

Crew


Oleg Novitskiy

Commander - configurations.Country.None - ( RFSA )

Status: Active

Date of Birth: Oct. 12, 1971
Age: 52

Tracy Caldwell Dyson

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

Status: Active

Date of Birth: Aug. 14, 1969
Age: 54

Marina Vasilevskaya

Spaceflight Participant - configurations.Country.None - ( RFSA )

Status: In-Training

Date of Birth: None
Age: None

Progress Rocket Space Center

Progress Rocket Space Center

(PRSC)

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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