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SOYUZ-MS 16

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The Soyuz MS is the latest version of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft series, first launched in 2016. The "MS" stands for "modernized systems," referring to improvements in navigation, communications, and onboard systems over the Soyuz TMA-M series. Developed and manufactured by Energia, it is operated by Roscosmos for human spaceflight missions to the International Space Station (ISS).

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Launch

Launch date
April 9, 2020 at 08:05 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz 2.1a →
Operator
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
Soyuz MS-16
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
420 km
Periapsis
418 km
Inclination
51.64°
Orbital period
92.94 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2020-023A
NORAD catalog №
45476
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 22, 2020

End of mission

Last active / ended
October 22, 2020
Time in service
196 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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