Soyuz MS-15 was a Soyuz spaceflight launched on 25 September 2019,[1] transporting two members of the Expedition 61 crew and a short duration visiting crew member to the International Space Station. Soyuz MS-15 was the 143rd flight of a Soyuz spacecraft with a crew. It was the last flight of Soyuz-FG launcher before its replacement by the Soyuz-2 in the crewed spaceflight role, and also the last launch from Site 1/5 (Gagarin's Start) before its modernisation to support the new Soyuz-2 rocket. The crew consisted of a Russian commander, an American flight engineer, and the first Emirati astronaut.[3] To celebrate this event, pictures of the Soyuz launcher and of Hazza Al Mansouri were projected on Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.[4]
 The Soyuz MS-15 ascending into space as seen from the ISS. | |
| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roscosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2019-064A |
| SATCAT no. | 44550 |
| Mission duration | 204d 15h 19m |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-MS 11F747 No. 744 |
| Manufacturer | Energia |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Oleg Skripochka Jessica Meir |
| Launching | Hazza Al Mansouri |
| Landing | Andrew Morgan |
| Callsign | Sarmat / Сармат |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 25 September 2019 13:57:42 UTC[1][2] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| Contractor | RKT Progress |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 17 April 2020, 05:16:43 UTC |
| Landing site | Steppe of Kazakhstan near the town of Dzhezkazgan |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 51.6° [2] |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Zvezda aft |
| Docking date | 25 September 2019 19:42:40 UTC |
| Undocking date | 17 April 2020, 01:53:00 UTC |
| Time docked | 204d 6h 10m |
.jpg) (l-r) Al Mansouri, Skripochka and Meir | |
Crew
edit| Position | Launching Crew member | Landing Crew member |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Oleg Skripochka, RoscosmosExpedition 61/62 Third and last spaceflight | |
| Flight Engineer 1 |  Jessica Meir, NASAExpedition 61/62 First spaceflight | |
| Spaceflight Participant/Flight Engineer 2 |  Hazza Al Mansouri, MBRSC First spaceflight |
Andrew Morgan, NASA Expedition 60/61/62 First spaceflight |
Backup crew
edit| Position | Crew member | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Sergey Ryzhikov, Roscosmos
| |
| Flight Engineer | Thomas Marshburn, NASA
| |
| Spaceflight Participant | Sultan Al Neyadi, MBRSC
| |
References
edit- ^ a b "Определены сроки запусков с Байконура к МКС, сообщил источник" [Launch dates to ISS from Baikonur are defined, per source] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ a b Launch, orbit and landing data
- ^ "UAE says its first astronaut going into space in September". The News & Observer. 25 February 2019. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ Burj Khalifa lights up as UAE readies to enter space
- ^ "On International Women's Day, NASA Looks Forward to First All-Female EVA in Late March; Koch Tapped for Longer ISS Stay". 8 March 2019.
