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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Launch SuccessfulHuman ExplorationSoyuz-FG
Launched 2009-09-30 07:14:45 UTC1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
56th
orbital launch attempt in 2009
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
7th
launch this year
1/5
5th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
67 d 20 h
since the pad's previous launch
Soyuz 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
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
Height
49.5m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
6,450kg
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