Launch Successful
Soyuz-FG | Soyuz MS-09
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission Status
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission Details
Soyuz MS-09 begins expedition 56 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev, ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst and NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor 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.
Tipo Missione Human Exploration
Orbita Low Earth Orbit
Launch Window 11:12 -
11:12
Rocket Configuration
Name Soyuz FG
Manufacturer Progress Rocket Space Center
Height 49.5 m
Diameter 3 m
Maiden Flight 2001-05-20
Success Rate 59/60
(98%)
The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.