Launch Successful
Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-28
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission Status
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission Updates
Mission Details
Soyuz MS-28 will carry three cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The crew consists of Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Kud-Sverchkov, Sergei Mikayev and Oleg Platonov.
Mission Type Human Exploration
Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Launch Window 09:27 AM -
09:27 AM
Rocket Configuration
Name Soyuz 2.1a
Manufacturer Progress Rocket Space Center
Height 46.3 m
Diameter 2.95 m
Maiden Flight 2004-11-04
Success Rate 56/57
(98%)
The Soyuz 2.1A converted the flight control system from analog to digital, which allowed launch from fixed platforms. It also allowed big fairings and payloads. It is currently used for crewed Soyuz and Progress flights to the ISS.