Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-19M

Mission Status

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Mission Details

Soyuz TMA-19M begins expedition 46 by carrying 3 astronauts to the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Tim Kopra, ESA astronaut Tim Peake, and Yuri Malenchenko of Roscosmos will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. Tim Peake will be the first UK astronaut in space for over 20 years and the first every British citizen to visit the ISS. It landed on 18 June 2016 09:15 UTC

Mission Type Human Exploration
Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Launch Window 11:03 AM - 11:03 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.