Soyuz MS-06 was a Soyuz spaceflight which launched on 13 September 2017.[1] It transported three members of the Expedition 53 crew to the International Space Station. Soyuz MS-06 was the 135th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew consisted of a Russian commander, and two American flight engineers.[3] It returned to Earth on 28 February 2018 after 168 days in orbit.[2]
.jpg) Soyuz MS-06 night launch to the ISS | |
| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roscosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2017-054A |
| SATCAT no. | 42937 |
| Mission duration | 168 days 5 hours 13 minutes 58 seconds |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Soyuz MS |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-MS 11F747 |
| Manufacturer | Energia |
| Launch mass | 7080 kg |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Alexander Misurkin Mark T. Vande Hei Joseph M. Acaba |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 12 September 2017, 21:17:02 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| Contractor | Progress |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 28 February 2018 02:31 UTC [2] |
| Landing site | Steppes of Kazakhstan |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Poisk zenith |
| Docking date | 13 September 2017, 02:55 UTC |
| Undocking date | 27 February 2018, 23:08 UTC |
| Time docked | 167 days 20 hours 13 minutes |
 (l-r) Acaba, Misurkin and Vande Hei | |
Crew
edit| Position | Crew member | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Alexander Misurkin, RoscosmosExpedition 53/54 Second spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 1 |  Mark T. Vande Hei, NASAExpedition 53/54 First spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 2 | Joseph M. Acaba, NASA Expedition 53/54 Third spaceflight | |
Backup crew
edit| Position[4] | Crew member | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Anton Shkaplerov, Roscosmos
| |
| Flight Engineer 1 | Scott D. Tingle, NASA
| |
| Flight Engineer 2 | Shannon Walker, NASA
| |
| External videos | |
|---|---|
 Soyuz MS-06 and ISS over Moscow on 13 September 2017. |
Due to a decision to cut down the number of participating Russian astronauts in 2017, changes were made in crew assignments to the ISS.[5] Originally set to be on Soyuz MS-04, Alexander Misurkin and Mark T. Vande Hei have been assigned to Soyuz MS-06 instead.[3]
References
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- ^ a b Pietrobon, Steven (5 February 2017). "Russian Launch Manifest". Sworld.com. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ a b Bergin, Chris (27 February 2018). "Soyuz MS-06 returns three ISS crew members to Earth". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ a b "NASA Updates 2017 International Space Station Crew Assignments". NASA. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Manned Spaceflight Launch and Landing Schedule". SpaceFacts. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ Irene Klotz (16 November 2016). "NASA, Russia Set Flights for Trimmed-Down Space Station Crew". Space.com. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
