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.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 | |
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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NASA Updates 2017 International Space Station Crew Assignments". NASA. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
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