Soyuz MS-01
Soyuz MS-01 docked to the ISS. | |
| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roscosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2016-044A |
| SATCAT no. | 41639 |
| Mission duration | 115 days 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Soyuz MS |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-MS 11F732A48 |
| Manufacturer | Energia |
| Launch mass | 7080 kg |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Anatoli Ivanishin Takuya Onishi Kathleen Rubins |
| Callsign | Irkut |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 7 July 2016, 01:36 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| Contractor | RKTs Progress |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 30 October 2016, 03:58 UTC |
| Landing site | Steppe of Kazakhstan |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Rassvet nadir |
| Docking date | 9 July 2016, 04:12 UTC |
| Undocking date | 30 October 2016 00:35 UTC |
| Time docked | 113 days |
(l-r) Ivanishin, Rubins and Onishi | |
Soyuz MS-01 was a 2016 Soyuz spaceflight to the International Space Station. Originally scheduled for launch in June 2016, the mission successfully lifted off from Kazakhstan on 7 July 2016. It transported three members of the Expedition 48 crew to the International Space Station. Soyuz MS-01 is the 130th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft, and the first with the new version Soyuz MS. The crew consisted of a Russian commander, a Japanese flight engineer, and an American flight engineer.
On 6 June 2016, the launch was rescheduled to July 2016 due to flaws in the control system that could affect the docking to the ISS. The spacecraft was successfully docked on 9 July 2016 and returned to Earth on 30 October 2016.