Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-26
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Launch Window
Sept. 11, 2024, 4:23 p.m. - Sept. 11, 2024, 4:23 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Sept. 11, 2024, 4:23 p.m. - Sept. 11, 2024, 4:23 p.m.
Soyuz MS-26 will carry two cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Launch successful.
Liftoff!
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Tweaked T-0.
Tweaked 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.
Spacecraft launched to the ISS in September 2024.
Soyuz MS Details
Date of
Birth: Sept. 28, 1971
Age: 54
Date of
Birth: July 10, 1985
Age: 41
Date of
Birth: April 20, 1955
Age: 71
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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