Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
07:42:40
Friday April 9, 2021
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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
Manufacturer
RKK EnergiyaPrice
$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
53rd
Mission
3rd
Mission of 2021
30th
Orbital launch attempt