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SOYUZ-MS 15

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Soyuz MS-15 was a Soyuz spaceflight launched on 25 September 2019, transporting two members of the Expedition 61 crew and a short duration visiting crew member to the International Space Station. Soyuz MS-15 was the 143rd flight of a Soyuz spacecraft with a crew. It was the last flight of Soyuz-FG launcher before its replacement by the Soyuz-2 in the crewed spaceflight role, and also the final launch from Site 1/5. The crew consisted of a Russian commander, an American flight engineer, and the first Emirati astronaut. To celebrate this event, pictures of the Soyuz launcher and of Hazza Al Mansouri were projected on Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.

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Launch

Launch date
September 25, 2019 at 01:57 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz FG →
Operator
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
Soyuz MS-15
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
423 km
Periapsis
418 km
Inclination
51.64°
Orbital period
92.98 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2019-064A
NORAD catalog №
44550
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
April 17, 2020

End of mission

Last active / ended
April 17, 2020
Time in service
205 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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