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Soyuz MS-11 launch

A Soyuz-FG launch vehicle launched the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft with International Space Station Expedition 58-59 crew members, NASA astronaut Anne McClain, Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-J...

Soyuz MS-11

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Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Human Exploration

Low Earth Orbit 1/5 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan #SoyuzMS11

Soyuz MS-11 begins expedition 58 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques and NASA astronaut Anne McClain 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-11


Active Human Rated Crew On-board: 3 Crew Capacity: 3
Destination: International Space Station
Serial Number: Soyuz MS 11F732A48 #741

Soyuz-MS 11 transports Oleg Kononenko, David Saint-Jacques, and Anne McClain on NASA Expedition 58.

Soyuz MS Details

Crew


Oleg Kononenko

Commander - configurations.Country.None - ( RFSA )

Status: Active

Date of Birth: June 21, 1964
Age: 60

Anne McClain

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

Status: Active

Date of Birth: June 7, 1979
Age: 45

David Saint-Jacques

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

Status: Active

Date of Birth: Jan. 6, 1970
Age: 54

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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