Soyuz MS-02
A crew trio from the U.S. and Russia is set for blastoff from the storied Baikonur Cosmodrome on Wednesday, October 19 beginning a two-day commute to the International Space Station with a thundering blastoff atop a Soyuz FG Rocket. Sergei Ryzhikov, Andrei Borisenko & Shane Kimbrough are set for a five-month stay on the orbiting laboratory.
Soyuz MS-02 employs the longer two-day rendezvous with ISS to complete testing of new and improved spacecraft systems.
| Launch Date: October 19, 2016 | Mission Updates |
| Launch Vehicle: Soyuz FG | Soyuz MS Spacecraft |
| Launch Site: 31/6 Baikonur | Soyuz FG Launch Vehicle |
| Launch Time: 08:05:14 UTC | Countdown Timeline |
| Ascent Duration: 8 Minutes & 45 Seconds | Soyuz MS-02 Flight Profile |
| Payload: Soyuz MS-02 (7,220kg) | Photo Galleries |
| Target Orbit: 200 x 242km, 51.66° | Video Galleries |
| Rednezvous & Docking: October 21, 2016 | ISS Expedition 49 |