Soyuz MS-06
Soyuz MS-06 was a Soyuz spaceflight which launched on 13 September 2017.[1] It transported three members of the Expedition 53 crew to the International Space Station. MS-06 was the 135th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew consisted of a Russian commander, and two American flight engineers.[3] It returned to Earth on 28 February 2018 after 168 days in orbit.[2]
Soyuz MS-06 night launch to the ISS | |
Operator | Roskosmos |
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COSPAR ID | 2017-054A |
SATCAT no. | 42937 |
Mission duration | 168d 5h 13m 58s |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Soyuz-MS 11F747 |
Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
Crew | |
Crew size | 3 |
Members | Alexander Misurkin Mark Vande Hei Joseph Acaba |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 12 September 2017 21:17:02 UTC [1] |
Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
Launch site | Baikonur Pad 1/5 |
End of mission | |
Landing date | 28 February 2018 02:31 UTC [2] |
Landing site | Kazakhstan |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Docking with ISS | |
Docking port | Poisk zenith |
Docking date | 13 September 2017 02:55 UTC |
Undocking date | 27 February 2018 23:08 UTC |
Time docked | 167d 20h 13m |
(l-r) Acaba, Misurkin and Vande Hei Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) |
Crew
Position | Crew member | |
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Commander | Expedition 53 Second spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 1 | Expedition 53 First spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 2 | Expedition 53 Third spaceflight |
Backup crew
Position[4] | Crew member | |
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Commander | ||
Flight Engineer 1 | ||
Flight Engineer 2 |
External video | |
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Due to a decision to cut down the number of participating Russian astronauts in 2017, changes were made in crew assignments to the ISS.[5] Originally set to be on Soyuz MS-04, Alexander Misurkin and Mark Vande Hei have been assigned to Soyuz MS-06 instead.[3]
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References
- Pietrobon, Steven (5 February 2017). "Russian Launch Manifest". Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- Bergin, Chris (27 February 2018). "Soyuz MS-06 returns three ISS crew members to Earth". Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- "NASA Updates 2017 International Space Station Crew Assignments". NASA. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- "Manned Spaceflight Launch and Landing Schedule". spacefacts. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- Irene Klotz (16 November 2016). "NASA, Russia Set Flights for Trimmed-Down Space Station Crew". space.com. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
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