Launch Successful
Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-11M
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission Status
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission Details
Soyuz TMA-11M begins expedition 38 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin alongside Flight Engineers, Richard Mastracchio (NASA) & Koichi Wakata (JAXA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on 14 May 2014 at 01:58 UTC
Mission Type Human Exploration
Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Launch Window 04:14 AM -
04:14 AM
Rocket Configuration
Name Soyuz FG
Manufacturer Progress Rocket Space Center
Height 49.5 m
Diameter 3 m
Maiden Flight 2001-05-20
Success Rate 59/60
(98%)
The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.