LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Thu Jul 07 2016

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz MS (MS-01)

Launch Successful

Launch Time

(1:36 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(1:36 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(1:36 AM UTC)

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Soyuz FG

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

Type: Human Exploration
Soyuz MS-01 begins expedition 48 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonaut Anatoli Ivanishin, JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi, and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins to the International Space Station. After launching aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, they will rendezvous to the station where they will remain for their 4 month stay.

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

1/5