Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz MS-08

Soyuz FG

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 · 17:44 UTC

Mission

/01

Soyuz MS-08 begins expedition 55 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, NASA astronauts Andrew Feustel and Richard Arnold to the International Space Station. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, they will rendezvous to the station where they will remain for their 6 month stay.

Mission Type

Human Exploration

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Soyuz FG

Variant: FG

Launch Pad

1/5

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

45.920° N, 63.342° E

480

Pad Launches

1488

Location Launches

273

Agency Launches

26

Orbital This Year

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