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2009 · Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz TMA-16

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Soyuz TMA-16 begins Expedition 21 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Maksim Surayev alongside Flight Engineer, Jeffrey Williams (NASA) & spaceflight participant Guy Laliberté (Spaceflight Adventures, Canada) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on March 18, 2010, 11:24 UTC

Overview

Date / time
September 30, 2009 at 07:14 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
1/5
Mission
Soyuz TMA-16
Mission type
Human Exploration
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Soyuz FG →
Launch provider
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) →

Payloads deployed · 1

SOYUZ-TMA 16
LEO