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Soyuz MS-19 launch (On-board camera view)

A Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle launched the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 5 October 2021, at 08:55 UTC (13:55 local time, 04:55 EDT, 11:55 MSK). The Soyuz MS-19 spa...

Трансляция запуска пилотируемого корабля «Союз МС-19»

5 октября 2021 года с площадки № 31 космодрома Байконур в 11:55 по московскому времени выполнен пуск ракеты-носителя «Союз-2.1а» с пилотируемым кораблем «Союз МС-19». Планируемая продолжительность ра...

Soyuz MS-19

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Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Human Exploration

Low Earth Orbit 31/6 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Soyuz mission launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and carrying Roscosmos cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov as well as the Challenge movie crew (Russian film producer Klim Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild) to the International Space Station.

Updates

SwGustav • Oct. 5, 2021, 9:12 a.m.

Successful launch confirmed.


Nosu • Oct. 1, 2021, 4:57 a.m.

Launch time confirmed by Roscosmos


Soyuz 2.1a

Family:
Configuration:

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. It is currently used for crewed Soyuz and Progress flights to the ISS.

Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    2
  • Max Stage
    3
  • Length
    46.3 m
  • Diameter
    2.95 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
    312.0 T
  • Thrust
    4149.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Soyuz 2.1a
  • Family
  • Variant
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Soyuz 2.1a
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $80000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    7020.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    2810.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    4230.0 kg

Soyuz MS-19


Active Human Rated Crew On-board: 3 Crew Capacity: 3
Destination: International Space Station
Serial Number: Soyuz MS 11F732A48 #749

Soyuz spacecraft for the Soyuz MS-19 mission to the ISS.

Soyuz MS Details

Crew


Anton Shkaplerov

Commander - configurations.Country.None - ( RFSA )

Status: Active

Date of Birth: Feb. 20, 1972
Age: 53

Klim Shipenko

Spaceflight Participant - configurations.Country.None - ( RFSA )

Status: Occasional Spaceflight

Date of Birth: June 16, 1983
Age: 42

Yulia Peresild

Spaceflight Participant - configurations.Country.None - ( RFSA )

Status: Occasional Spaceflight

Date of Birth: Sept. 5, 1987
Age: 38

Progress Rocket Space Center

Progress Rocket Space Center

(PRSC)

CEO: Dmitry Baranov Founded: 1996 Successes: 44 Failures: 1 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

Progress Rocket Space Centre, formerly known as TsSKB-Progress, is a space science and aerospace research company which is known for manufacturing launch vehicles and satellites. Most notably, Progress Rocket Space Centre is the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles.

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