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Soyuz MS-28
Soyuz 2.1a
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LAUNCH SITEBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission
Soyuz MS-28 will carry three cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The crew consists of Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Kud-Sverchkov, Sergei Mikayev and Oleg Platonov.
- Launch vehicle
- Soyuz 2.1a
- Mission type
- Human Exploration
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Spacecraft
- Soyuz MS-28
- Destination
- ISS
- Launch pad
- 31/6
- Provider
- Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
- Programs
- Soyuz, International Space Station
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Soyuz 2.1a
The Soyuz 2.1A converted the flight control system from analog to digital, which allowed launch from fixed platforms. It also allowed big fairings and payloads. It is currently used for crewed Soyuz and Progress flights to the ISS.
- Height
- 46.3 m
- Diameter
- 2.95 m
- Stages
- 3
- Recorded launches
- 55
- First flight
- 2004-11-04
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Launch site & orbit
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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