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Soyuz MS-26
Soyuz MS-26 approaches the International Space Station
NamesISS 72S
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorRoscosmos
COSPAR ID2024-162A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.61043Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration220 days, 8 hours and 57 minutes
Distance travelled150,200,000 km (93,300,000 mi)[1]
Orbits completed3,520[1]
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSoyuz MS-26 No. 757
Spacecraft typeSoyuz MS
ManufacturerEnergia
Launch mass7,152 kg (15,767 lb)[2]
Crew
Crew size3
Members
CallsignBurlak
ExpeditionExpedition 71/72
Start of mission
Launch date11 September 2024, 16:23:12 (2024-09-11UTC16:23:12Z) UTC (21:23:12 AQTT)
RocketSoyuz-2.1a No. M15000-070[2]
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 31/6
ContractorRKTs Progress
End of mission
Landing date20 April 2025 01:20:35 UTC
Landing siteKazakh Steppe, 147 km (91 mi) southeast of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan (47°19′N 69°33′E / 47.317°N 69.550°E / 47.317; 69.550)[2]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portRassvet nadir
Docking date11 September 2024, 19:32:09 UTC
Undocking date19 April 2025, 21:57:33 UTC
Time docked220 days, 2 hours and 25 minutes

Mission patch, which depicts the three crew members as Burlak (the mission's callsign) pulling the Soyuz[3]

From left: Vagner, Ovchinin and Pettit

Soyuz MS-26, Russian production No. 757 and identified by NASA as Soyuz 72S, was a Russian crewed Soyuz spaceflight launched from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 11 September 2024 to the International Space Station.[4][5][6] The mission transported three crew members, Roscosmos cosmonauts Aleksey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, along with NASA astronaut Donald Pettit.

When the spacecraft crossed the Karman line shortly after launch, there was a record 19 people in outer space: the three astronauts on the MS-26 mission, three more on China's Tiangong space station, four people on the SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, and nine more on board the International Space Station.[7]

Crew

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Prime crew
Position[8] Crew
Commander Russia Aleksey Ovchinin, Roscosmos
Expedition 71/72
Third[a] spaceflight
Flight Engineer Russia Ivan Vagner, Roscosmos
Expedition 71/72
Second spaceflight
Flight Engineer United States Donald Pettit, NASA
Expedition 71/72
Fourth spaceflight
Backup crew
Position Crew
Commander Russia Sergey Ryzhikov, Roscosmos
Pilot Russia Alexey Zubritsky, Roscosmos
Flight Engineer United States Jonny Kim, NASA
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  • Soyuz MS-26 atop a Soyuz-2.1a rocket shortly after it was erected
    Soyuz MS-26 atop a Soyuz-2.1a rocket shortly after it was erected
  • Soyuz MS-26 launches atop a Soyuz-2.1a rocket
    Soyuz MS-26 launches atop a Soyuz-2.1a rocket
  • Soyuz MS-26 docked to the Rassvet module
    Soyuz MS-26 docked to the Rassvet module
  • Ovchinin at the controls of Soyuz MS-26 in space during pre-departure fit checks
    Ovchinin at the controls of Soyuz MS-26 in space during pre-departure fit checks
  • Soyuz MS-26 descends back to the Kazakh Steppe under a parachute
    Soyuz MS-26 descends back to the Kazakh Steppe under a parachute
  • From left: Pettit, Ovchinin, Vagner inside Soyuz MS-26 after landing
    From left: Pettit, Ovchinin, Vagner inside Soyuz MS-26 after landing

Notes

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  1. ^ Not counting the aborted flight of Soyuz MS-10.

References

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  1. ^ a b Taveau, Jessica (19 April 2025). "NASA Astronaut Don Pettit, Crewmates Complete Space Station Expedition". NASA. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Zak, Anatoly (11 September 2024). "Soyuz MS-26 lifts off". RussianSpaceWeb.com. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  3. ^ "NASA's oldest active astronaut launches on 'next flight' on Soyuz MS-26". collectSPACE. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  4. ^ Zak, Anatoly (25 March 2024). "Space exploration in 2024". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Better Late Than Never: New ISS Crew Prepares to Fly, All-Female EVAs Possible in October – AmericaSpace". www.americaspace.com. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Госкорпорация «Роскосмос»". Telegram. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  7. ^ "NASA's oldest active astronaut launches on 'next flight' aboard Soyuz". CollectSpace.com. 11 September 2024.
  8. ^ Donaldson, Abbey A. (27 March 2024). "NASA Astronaut Don Pettit to Conduct Science During Fourth Mission". NASA.
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