Soyuz MS-18

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

07:42:40

Friday April 9, 2021

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Soyuz MS-18

Soyuz MS-18 is a crewed mission to the International Space Station. It will feature two Russian Cosmonauts, Oleg Novitsky, Petr Dubrov, and NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei for the launch. It will return home with cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, film director Klim Shipenko, and an actress who will be completing a movie mission.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

7,050 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Soyuz 2.1a

Active Since 2004

RKK Energiya logo

Manufacturer

RKK Energiya

Price

$17.42 million

Rocket

Height: 51.38m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 7,500 kg

GTO: 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust

4,550 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 4.11m

Height: 15.59m

Stages

3

Strap-ons

4

Launch Site

Site 31/6

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Fastest Turnaround

47 hr 9 min

Stats

Soyuz 2.1a


53rd

Mission

3rd

Mission of 2021

2021


30th

Orbital launch attempt