Soyuz MS-14
The Soyuz MS-14 approaches the ISS (first attempt) | |
| Mission type | Flight test |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roscosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2019-055A |
| SATCAT no. | 44504 |
| Mission duration | 15 days, 17 hours, 45 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Soyuz MS-14 No. 744 |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz MS (11F747) |
| Manufacturer | Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 22 August 2019, 03:38 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-2.1a |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 31/6 |
| Contractor | RKTs Progress |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 6 September 2019, 21:32 UTC |
| Landing site | 147 km (91 mi) southeast of Jezkazgan |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Docking with ISS (first attempt) | |
| Docking port | Poisk zenith |
| Docking date | Aborted: 24 August 2019, 05:36 UTC |
| Docking with ISS (second attempt) | |
| Docking port | Zvezda aft |
| Docking date | 27 August 2019, 03:08 UTC |
| Undocking date | 6 September 2019, 18:14 UTC |
| Time docked | 10 days, 15 hours, 6 minutes |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 660 kg (1,460 lb) |
Soyuz MS-14 was a Soyuz spaceflight to the International Space Station. It carried no crew members, as it was intended to test a modification of the launch abort system for integration with the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle. It launched successfully on 22 August 2019 at 03:38 UTC. It was the first mission of the Soyuz crew vehicle without a crew in 33 years, and the first-ever unpiloted mission of Soyuz to the ISS.