Soyuz MS-02
Soyuz MS-02 during preflight checks | |||||
Operator | Roskosmos | ||||
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Spacecraft properties | |||||
Spacecraft type | Soyuz-MS 11F747 | ||||
Manufacturer | RKK Energia | ||||
Crew | |||||
Crew size | 3 | ||||
Members |
Sergey Ryzhikov Andrei Borisenko Robert Kimbrough | ||||
Start of mission | |||||
Launch date | 19 October 2016 08:05 UTC | ||||
Rocket | Soyuz-FG | ||||
Launch site | Baikonur 31/6 | ||||
Orbital parameters | |||||
Reference system | Geocentric | ||||
Regime | Low Earth | ||||
Docking with ISS | |||||
(l-r) Kimbrough, Ryzhikov and Borisenko
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Soyuz MS-02 is a Soyuz spaceflight that was planned for a 23 September 2016 launch, but because of technical difficulties it launched on 19 October 2016.[1] It transported three members of the Expedition 49 crew to orbit and docked with the International Space Station. MS-02 was the 131st flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew consists of a Russian commander and flight engineer, as well as an American flight engineer.[2][3]
Crew
Position[4] | Crew Member | |
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Commander | Sergey Nikolayevich Ryzhikov, RSA Expedition 49 First spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 1 | Andrei Borisenko, RSA Expedition 49 Second spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 2 | Robert S. Kimbrough, NASA Expedition 49 Second spaceflight |
Backup crew
Position[5] | Crew Member | |
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Commander | Alexander Misurkin, RSA | |
Flight Engineer 1 | Nikolai Tikhonov, RSA | |
Flight Engineer 2 | Mark T. Vande Hei, NASA |
References
- ↑ "Soyuz spacecraft with 3-man crew blasts off to Intl Space Station". RT News. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ Sarah Lewin (19 October 2016). "Liftoff! Soyuz Rocket Launches US-Russian Space Station Crew Into Orbit". Space.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ "Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft docks with Expedition 49/50 crew | NASASpaceFlight.com". www.nasaspaceflight.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- ↑ Планируемые полёты (in Russian). astronaut.ru. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ↑ astronaut.ru (2015). "Планируемые полёты" (in Russian).
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