Soyuz MS-27

Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Human Exploration

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

Soyuz MS-27 will carry two cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The crew consists of Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritsky, and NASA astronaut Jonathan "Jonny" Kim.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 6, 2025, 4:39 a.m.

Added launch time.


Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 16, 2024, 6:34 p.m.

NET April 8.


Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 13, 2024, 10:13 p.m.

NET March 16.


Cosmic_Penguin • Oct. 9, 2024, 6:34 p.m.

NET March 20, 2025.



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-27


Active Human Rated Crew On-board: 3 Crew Capacity: 3
Destination: International Space Station
Serial Number: None

Spacecraft planned to launch to the ISS in March 2025.

Soyuz MS Details

Crew


Sergey Ryzhikov

Commander - configurations.Country.None - ( RFSA )

Status: Active

Date of Birth: Aug. 19, 1974
Age: 50

Alexey Zubritsky

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

Status: Active

Date of Birth: Aug. 22, 1992
Age: 32

Jonny Kim

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

Status: Active

Date of Birth: Feb. 5, 1984
Age: 41

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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