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Старт РКН "Союз-ФГ" с ТПК "Союз МС-04" (сборник HD)

20 апреля 2017 года. Видео пуска ракеты космического назначения "Союз-ФГ" с транспортным пилотируемым кораблём "Союз МС-04" (с четырех точек съёмок).

Expedition 51-52 Launches to the International Space Station

Expedition 51-52 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA launched on the Russian Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft April 20 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhs...

Soyuz MS-04

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Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Human Exploration

Low Earth Orbit 1/5 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Soyuz MS-04 begins expedition 51 by carrying NASA astronaut Jack Fischer and Roscosmos cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin to the International Space Station. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, they will rendezvous to the station where they will remain for their 6 month stay.

Soyuz

Family:
Configuration: FG

The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.

Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    49.5 m
  • Diameter
    3.0 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
    305.0 T
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    Soyuz
  • Family
  • Variant
    FG
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Soyuz FG
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    6450.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    4500.0 kg

Soyuz MS-04


Active Human Rated Crew On-board: 2 Crew Capacity: 3
Destination: International Space Station
Serial Number: Soyuz MS 11F732A48 #735

Soyuz MS-04 was a Soyuz spacecraft that launched on 20 April 2017. It transported two members of the Expedition 52 crew to the International Space Station. The crew consisted of Fyodor Yurchikhin and Jack D. Fischer.

Soyuz MS Details

Crew


Fyodor Yurchikhin

Commander - configurations.Country.None - ( RFSA )

Status: Active

Date of Birth: Jan. 3, 1959
Age: 66

Jack D. Fischer

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

Status: Retired

Date of Birth: Jan. 23, 1974
Age: 51

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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