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13 сентября 2017 года в 00:17:02 мск с «Гагаринского старта» космодрома Байконур успешно стартовала ракета космического назначения с транспортным пилотируемым кораблем (ТПК) «Союз МС-06». На борту ТПК...

Soyuz MS-06

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Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Human Exploration

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

Soyuz MS-06 begins expedition 53 by carrying NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei, Joseph Acaba and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin 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-06


Active Human Rated Crew On-board: 3 Crew Capacity: 3
Destination: International Space Station
Serial Number: Soyuz MS 11F732A48 #734

Soyuz MS-06 is a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 13 September 2017. It transported three members of the Expedition 53 crew to the International Space Station. The crew consisted of Alexander Misurkin, Mark Vande Hei, and Joseph Acaba.

Soyuz MS Details

Crew


Alexander Misurkin

Commander - configurations.Country.None - ( RFSA )

Status: Active

Date of Birth: Sept. 23, 1977
Age: 48

Mark T. Vande Hei

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

Status: Active

Date of Birth: Nov. 10, 1966
Age: 59

Joseph M. Acaba

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

Status: Active

Date of Birth: May 17, 1967
Age: 58

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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