Soyuz MS-18
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Mission type | Crewed mission to ISS |
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Operator | Roskosmos |
COSPAR ID | 2021-029A |
SATCAT no. | 48159 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Soyuz MS 11F732A48 |
Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
Crew | |
Crew size | 3 |
Members | Oleg Novitsky Pyotr Dubrov Andrei Borisenko / Mark Vande Hei |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 9 April 2021 (planned) |
Rocket | Soyuz-2.1a |
Launch site | Baikonur, Site 31/6 |
Contractor | Progress Rocket Space Centre |
End of mission | |
Landing date | 30 September 2021 (planned) |
Landing site | Kazakh Steppe |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Inclination | 51.66° |
Docking with ISS | |
Docking port | Rassvet nadir |
Docking date | 9 April 2021 (planned) |
Undocking date | 30 September 2021 (planned) |
Time docked | 174 days (planned) |
Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) |
Soyuz MS-18 is a Soyuz spaceflight planned for launch on 9 April 2021.[1] It will transport three members of the Expedition 65 crew to the International Space Station. Soyuz MS-18 will be the 146th crewed flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew will consist of a Russian commander and two Russian flight engineers.[2][3][4][5][6] The spacecraft is scheduled to return to Earth on 30 September 2021 following 174 days in space.[1]
Crew
Position | Crew member | |
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Commander | Oleg Novitsky, RSA Expedition 65 Third spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 1 | Pyotr Dubrov, RSA Expedition 65 First spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 2 | Andrei Borisenko, RSA Expedition 65 Third spaceflight |
Backup crew
Position | Crew member | |
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Commander | TBA, RSA | |
Flight Engineer 1 | TBA, RSA | |
Flight Engineer 2 | TBA, RSA |
References
- ^ a b http://www.russianspaceweb.com/2021.html#soyuz_ms18
- ^ anik (28 February 2020). "Первоначально в основной экипаж "Союза МС-18" (старт весной 2021 года) входили Сергей Рыжиков, Сергей Кудь-Сверчков и Сергей Корсаков. Можно предположить, что Кэтлин Рубинс теперь в этом экипаже вместо Корсакова, а в дублирующем - Томас Маршберн.pic.twitter.com/ICQtgZU8Mx". @anik1982space (in Russian). Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ https://ria.ru/20200306/1568227299.html
- ^ @anik1982space (9 May 2020). "Вот и новые составы российских экипажей «Союза МС-17» стали известны из пресс-релиза аэропорта Жуковский.
Основной: Сергей Рыжиков, Сергей Кудь-Сверчков.
Дублирующий: Олег Новицкий, Пётр Дубров.
К сожалению, Николая Тихонова и Андрея Бабкина нет..." (Tweet) (in Russian) – via Twitter. - ^ https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=740.msg2087213#new
- ^ https://tass.ru/kosmos/8456907
- ^ @anik1982space (in Russian). Twitter. 3 July 2020 https://twitter.com/anik1982space/status/1279051212105678848. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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