Soyuz MS-15 facts for kids
The Soyuz MS-15 ascending into space as seen from the ISS.
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| Mission type | Crewed mission to ISS |
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| Operator | Roscosmos |
| Mission duration | 204d 15h 19m |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Soyuz-MS 11F747 No. 744 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 3 |
| Members | Oleg Skripochka Jessica Meir |
| Launching | Hazza Al Mansouri |
| Landing | Andrew Morgan |
| Callsign | Sarmat / Сармат |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 25 September 2019 13:57:42 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| Contractor | Progress Rocket Space Centre |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | 17 April 2020, 05:16:43 UTC |
| Landing site | Steppe of Kazakhstan near the town of Dzhezkazgan |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Zvezda aft |
| Docking date | 25 September 2019 19:42:40 UTC |
| Undocking date | 17 April 2020, 01:53:00 UTC |
| Time docked | 204d 6h 10m |
.jpg) (l-r) Al Mansouri, Skripochka and Meir Soyuz programme
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Soyuz MS-15 was a Soyuz spaceflight launched on 25 September 2019, transporting two members of the Expedition 61 crew and a short duration visiting crew member to the International Space Station. Soyuz MS-15 was the 143rd flight of a Soyuz spacecraft with a crew. It was the last flight of Soyuz-FG launcher before its replacement by the Soyuz-2 in the crewed spaceflight role, and also the last launch from Site 1/5 (Gagarin's Start) before its modernisation to support the new Soyuz-2 rocket. The crew consisted of a Russian commander, an American flight engineer, and the first Emirati astronaut. To celebrate this event, pictures of the Soyuz launcher and of Hazza Al Mansouri were projected on Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.
Crew
| Position | Launching Crew member | Landing Crew member |
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| Commander |  Oleg Skripochka, RSAExpedition 61/62 Third and last spaceflight |
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| Flight Engineer 1 |  Jessica Meir, NASAExpedition 61/62 First spaceflight |
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| Spaceflight Participant/Flight Engineer 2 |  Hazza Al Mansouri,MBRSC First spaceflight |
Andrew Morgan, NASA Expedition 60/61/62 First spaceflight |
Backup crew
| Position | Crew member | |
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| Commander | Sergey Ryzhikov, RSA |
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| Flight Engineer | Thomas Marshburn, NASA |
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| Spaceflight Participant | Sultan Al Neyadi, MBRSC |
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See also
In Spanish: Soyuz MS-15 para niños
