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SOYUZ-MS 18

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Soyuz MS-18 was a Soyuz spaceflight that was launched on 9 April 2021 at 07:42:41 UTC. It transported three members of the Expedition 64 crew to the International Space Station (ISS). Soyuz MS-18 was the 146th crewed flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The launching crew consisted of a Russian commander, a Russian flight engineer, and an American flight engineer of NASA. The spacecraft returned to Earth on 17 October 2021 following 191 days in space. The flight served as the landing vehicle for the Russian film director Klim Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild who launched to the ISS aboard Soyuz MS-19 and spent twelve days in space in order to film a movie, Vyzov.

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Launch

Launch date
April 9, 2021 at 07:42 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz 2.1a →
Operator
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
Soyuz MS-18
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)
2021-029A
NORAD catalog №
48159
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RussiaRussia (CIS / former USSR)
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 17, 2021

End of mission

Last active / ended
October 17, 2021
Time in service
191 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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