Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Soyuz TMA-16
Soyuz FG
SUCCESS
Success
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 · 07:14 UTC
Mission
/01Soyuz TMA-16 begins Expedition 21 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Maksim Surayev alongside Flight Engineer, Jeffrey Williams (NASA) & spaceflight participant Guy Laliberté (Spaceflight Adventures, Canada) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on March 18, 2010, 11:24 UTC
Mission Type
Human Exploration
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Soyuz FG
Variant: FG
Launch Pad
1/5
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
45.920° N, 63.342° E
423
Pad Launches
1324
Location Launches
187
Agency Launches
56
Orbital This Year