Soyuz MS-02
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Soyuz MS-02 during preflight checks
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| Operator | Roskosmos |
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| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-MS 11F747 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members |
Sergey Ryzhikov Andrei Borisenko Robert Kimbrough |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 19 October 2016 08:05 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur 31/6 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Poisk zenith |
| Docking date | 21 October 2016 |
| Undocking date | 10 April 2017 (planned) |
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 (l-r) Kimbrough, Ryzhikov and Borisenko
Soyuz programme
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Soyuz MS-02 is a Soyuz spaceflight that was planned for a 23 September 2016 launch, but because of technical difficulties it launched on 19 October 2016. It transported three members of the Expedition 49 crew to orbit and docked with the International Space Station. MS-02 was the 131st flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew consists of a Russian commander and flight engineer, as well as an American flight engineer.
MS-02 docked with (Poisk (MRM-2) module on Friday, October 21, 2016.
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