![]() Soyuz MS-02 during preflight checks | |
Mission type | ISS crew transport |
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Operator | Roscosmos |
COSPAR ID | 2016-063A |
SATCAT no. | 41820 |
Mission duration | 173 days 3 hours 16 minutes 21 seconds [1] |
Distance travelled | 118 million kilometers |
Orbits completed | 2,768 [1] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Soyuz MS |
Spacecraft type | Soyuz MS 11F732A48 |
Manufacturer | Energia |
Launch mass | 7080 kg |
Crew | |
Crew size | 3 |
Members | Sergey Ryzhikov Andrei Borisenko Shane Kimbrough |
Callsign | Favor |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 19 October 2016, 08:05:00 UTC |
Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
Launch site | Baikonur, Site 31 |
Contractor | Progress |
End of mission | |
Landing date | 10 April 2017, 11:20 UTC |
Landing site | Steppes of the Kazakhstan |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Inclination | 51.66° |
Docking with ISS | |
Docking port | Poisk zenith |
Docking date | 21 October 2016, 09:52 UTC |
Undocking date | 10 April 2017, 07:57 UTC |
Time docked | 171 days |
![]() (l-r) Kimbrough, Ryzhikov and Borisenko Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) |
Soyuz MS-02 was a 2016 Soyuz spaceflight that was planned for a 23 September 2016 launch, but because of technical difficulties it launched on 19 October 2016.[2][3] It transported three members of the Expedition 49 crew to orbit and docked with the International Space Station. Soyuz MS-02 was the 131st flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew consisted of a Russian commander and flight engineer, as well as an American flight engineer.[4][5] Soyuz MS-02 docked with Poisk (MRM-2) module on 21 October 2016.[6]
Soyuz MS-02 returned to Earth on 10 April 2017.[7] During its descent, the capsule was partially depressurized when the main parachute deployed. The landing occurred at 11:20 UTC. The total flight duration was 173 days.