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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Launch SuccessfulHuman ExplorationSoyuz 2.1a
Launched 2021-12-08 07:38:15 UTC31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
127th
orbital launch attempt in 2021
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
8th
launch this year
31/6
11th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
13 d 18 h
since the pad's previous launch
Soyuz MS-20 will carry Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Misurkin as well as two tourists, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano, to the International Space Station.
Launch Provider
Government · Russia · Founded 1992 · Administrator Yuri Borisov
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
Launches
344
Successful
333
97%
Upcoming
4
scheduled
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Successful launch of Soyuz MS-20 into the rendezvous trajectory
SwGustav
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Adding seconds to T-0
Nosu
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T-0 confirmed by NASA
Nosu
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Adding T-0
Nosu
Height
46.3m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
7,020kg
Liftoff thrust
4,149kN
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