Launch Successful
Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-12M
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission Status
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission Details
Soyuz TMA-12M begins expedition 39 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Aleksandr Skvortsov alongside Flight Engineers, Oleg Artemyev (RSA) & Steven R. Swanson (NASA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on 11 September 2014 02:23 UTC
Mission Type Human Exploration
Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Launch Window 09:17 PM -
09:17 PM
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.