Soyuz MS-02
Soyuz MS-02 was a 2016 Soyuz spaceflight that was planned for a 23 September 2016 launch, but because of technical difficulties it launched on 19 October 2016. It transported three members of the Expedition 49 crew to orbit and docked with the International Space Station. Soyuz MS-02 was the 131st flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew consisted of a Russian commander and flight engineer, as well as an American flight engineer. Soyuz MS-02 docked with Poisk (MRM-2) module on 21 October 2016.
Soyuz MS-02 during preflight checks | |
| Mission type | ISS crew transport |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2016-063A |
| SATCAT no. | 41820 |
| Mission duration | 173 days 3 hours 16 minutes 21 seconds |
| Distance travelled | 118 million kilometers |
| Orbits completed | 2,768 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Soyuz MS |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz MS 11F732A48 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Launch mass | 7080 kg |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Sergey Ryzhikov Andrei Borisenko Shane Kimbrough |
| Callsign | Favor |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 19 October 2016, 08:05:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 31 |
| Contractor | Progress Rocket Space Centre |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 10 April 2017, 11:20 UTC |
| Landing site | Steppes of the Kazakhstan |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Poisk zenith |
| Docking date | 21 October 2016, 09:52 UTC |
| Undocking date | 10 April 2017, 07:57 UTC |
| Time docked | 171 days |
(l-r) Kimbrough, Ryzhikov and Borisenko Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) | |
Soyuz MS-02 returned to Earth on 10 April 2017. During its descent, the capsule was partially depressurized when the main parachute deployed. The landing occurred at 11:20 UTC. The total flight duration was 173 days.
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