NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Soyuz MS-13

Launch Time
Sat Jul 20, 2019 16:28 UTC

Penultimate flight of Soyuz-FG.

Rocket

Soyuz FG
Roscosmos
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 4,550 kN
Payload to LEO: 7,300 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 51.32 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.0 m
Fairing Height: 15.59 m

Mission Details

Soyuz MS-13

Soyuz MS-13, also designated ISS flight 59S, is a Soyuz spaceflight which will transport three members of the Expedition 60 crew to the International Space Station: a Russian commander, Aleksandr Skvortsov, an American, Andrew Morgan and a European flight engineers, Luca Parmitano.

The Soyuz is a Soviet crewed spacecraft, developed to perform lunar missions with crew. This version called 7K will fly 4 times on the giant launcher N1, and several tens of times on Proton to fly over the Moon, which will be successful during the mission Zond 4. Soyuz will become the first spacecraft to transport living beings on the Moon during the flight of Zond 5, with two turtles. Thereafter, it is adapted to the low orbit and will fly on the Soyuz launcher to supply the Soviet Salyut and Mir stations, and the ISS.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 7,250.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

Site 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Stats

2019

46th orbital launch attempt

Soyuz FG

69th mission
2nd mission of 2019
68th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission