LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Fri Feb 24 2023

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz MS-23

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(12:24 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(12:24 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(12:24 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Soyuz 2.1a

Description:

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.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Resupply
Soyuz MS-23 will fly without crew to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to replace Soyuz MS-22, that suffered a thermal control system depressurization/leak on the ISS on December 15, 2022.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

31/6