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Soyuz TMA-18M

Soyuz FG

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LAUNCH SITEBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission

Soyuz TMA-18M begins expedition 45 by carrying 3 astronauts/cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Sergey Volkov alongside Flight Engineers, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen and the first Kazakh cosmonaut, Aydyn Aimbetov, will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on 2 March 2016 04:25:27 UTC

Launch vehicle
Soyuz FG
Mission type
Human Exploration
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Spacecraft
Soyuz TMA-18M
Destination
International Space Station
Launch pad
1/5
Provider
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Programs
Soyuz, International Space Station

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Soyuz FG
Launch vehicle

Soyuz FG

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

Height
49.5 m
Diameter
3 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
60
First flight
2001-05-20

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Launch site & orbit

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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