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Soyuz MS-27 Launch with Jonny Kim

Coverage of the Launch of the Soyuz MS-27 Crew (Ryzhikov, Zubritsky, Kim) to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan (Launch scheduled at 1:47 a.m. EDT).

Трансляция запуска пилотируемого корабля «Союз МС-27»

8 апреля в 08:47 мск с 31-й площадки взлетел «Союз 2.1» с пилотируемым кораблём «Союз МС-27». На борту — космонавты Роскосмоса Сергей Рыжиков и Алексей Зубрицкий, а также астронавт NASA Джонатан Ким. ...

Soyuz MS-27

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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

hitura-nobad • April 8, 2025, 5:59 a.m.

Launch successful.


hitura-nobad • April 8, 2025, 5:48 a.m.

Liftoff!


LL2 • April 8, 2025, 4:44 a.m.

Official Webcast by NASA has started


Cosmic_Penguin • March 26, 2025, 9:12 p.m.

Tweaked T-0.


Cosmic_Penguin • March 25, 2025, 8:14 a.m.

GO for launch.


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: 11F732 #758

Spacecraft launched 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: 51

Alexey Zubritsky

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

Status: Active

Date of Birth: Aug. 22, 1992
Age: 33

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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