Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Launch Successful
Soyuz TMA-16
Soyuz FG
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Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission
Soyuz TMA-16 begins Expedition 21 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Maksim Surayev alongside Flight Engineer, Jeffrey Williams (NASA) & spaceflight participant Guy Laliberté (Spaceflight Adventures, Canada) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on March 18, 2010, 11:24 UTC
- Launch vehicle
- Soyuz FG
- Mission type
- Human Exploration
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Spacecraft
- Soyuz TMA-16
- Destination
- International Space Station
- Launch pad
- 1/5
- Provider
- Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
- Programs
- Soyuz, International Space Station
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Meet the crew
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Launch crew
Soyuz TMA-16
Landing crew (2)Soyuz TMA-16
The vehicle
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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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