Soyuz MS-08 Flight Profile
Launch Profile
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| T-00:20.00 | Ignition Sequence Start |
| T-00:20.00 | Core Stage Umbilical Separation |
| T-00:15.00 | Intermediate Thrust Level |
| T-00:10.00 | Turbopumps at Flight Speed |
| T-00:05.00 | Full Thrust Level |
| T+00:00.00 | Fueling Towers Retract |
| T+00:00.00 | LIFTOFF |
| T+01:54.16 | SAS Abort System Mode Switch, Tower Jettison |
| T+01:57.80 | Strap-On booster Separation |
| T+02:37.48 | Launch Shroud Jettison |
| T+04:45.05 | Core Stage Shutdown |
| T+04:47.30 | Stage Separation & Third Stage Ignition |
| T+04:57.05 | Third Stage Aft Section Cover Jettison |
| T+08:44.96 | Third Stage Cutoff |
| T+08:48.26 | Spacecraft Separation |
| Solar Panel Deployment | |
| Communication Antenna Deployment | |
| Mission handed over to MCC Moscow | |
| Successful Orbital Insertion |
Orbital Data
Launch Date: March 21, 2018
T-0 Time: 17:44:23 UTC
Launch Site: 1/5 Baikonur
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz FG
Payload: Soyuz MS-08 (No. 738)
Payload Mass: 7,220kg
Docking: March 23, 2018
Time: 19:41 UTC
Docking Port: Poisk
Soyuz Insertion Orbit:
Perigee: 200 Kilometers (+7 /-22 km)
Apogee: 242 Kilometers (+/-42 km)
Inclination: 51.67 Degrees (+/-0.058°)
Period: 88.64 Minutes (+/-0.367min)
Space Station Orbit:
Orbit: 403 by 406 Kilometers
Inclination: 51.64 Degrees
Period: 92.66min
Rendezvous Profile
Flight Milestones
March 21, 2018:
Liftoff: 17:44:23 UTC
Orbital Insertion & Separation From Soyuz: 17:53:13
Two Ground-Targeted Orbit-Raising Burns on Orbit 3
March 22, 2018:
Ground-Targeted Orbit Adjustment on Orbit 17
March 23, 2018:
Automated Rendezvous Initiation
KURS Automated Rendezvous System Activation
Ballistic Targeting Point
Flyaround
Docking: 19:41 UTC
Hatch Opening: 21:35 UTC
