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.[2][3] Soyuz MS-02 docked with Poisk (MRM-2) module on 21 October 2016.[4]
Soyuz MS-02 during preflight checks | |
Mission type | ISS crew transport |
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Operator | Roskosmos |
COSPAR ID | 2016-063A |
SATCAT no. | 41820 |
Mission duration | 173 days 3 hours 16 minutes 21 seconds [1] |
Distance travelled | 118 million kilometers |
Orbits completed | 2,768 [1] |
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 |
Soyuz MS-02 mission patch (l-r) Kimbrough, Ryzhikov and Borisenko Soyuz programme (Crewed missions) |
Soyuz MS-02 returned to Earth on 10 April 2017.[5] 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.
Partial depressurization
During the final stage of its descent, Soyuz MS-02 suffered a partial depressurization[6] about eight kilometers above the ground. When the main parachute was deployed, a buckle that was part of the deployment system struck a welding seam, partially depressurizing the capsule. The depressurization did not put the crew in danger as they were at a relatively safe height within the atmosphere when it occurred. Russian officials believe that the way the parachute was packed caused the buckle to strike the capsule.
Crew
Position[7] | Crew Member | |
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Commander | Sergey Ryzhikov, Roscosmos Expedition 49 First spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 1 | Andrei Borisenko, Roscosmos Expedition 49 Second spaceflight | |
Flight Engineer 2 | Shane Kimbrough, NASA Expedition 49 Second spaceflight |
Backup crew
Position[8] | Crew Member | |
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Commander | Alexander Misurkin, Roscosmos | |
Flight Engineer 1 | Nikolai Tikhonov, Roscosmos | |
Flight Engineer 2 | Mark T. Vande Hei, NASA |
References
- "Afternoon Soyuz Touchdown Caps Half-Year Space Mission for Russian-American Crew Trio". spaceflight101.com. Spaceflight101.com. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- Sarah Lewin (19 October 2016). "Liftoff! Soyuz Rocket Launches US-Russian Space Station Crew Into Orbit". Space.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- "Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft docks with Expedition 49/50 crew". nasaspaceflight.com. NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- "Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft docks with Expedition 49/50 crew". nasaspaceflight.com. NASASpaceflight.com.
- Garcia, Mark (12 February 2015). "Expedition 50". NASA. Retrieved 16 March 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Soyuz capsule suffered partial depressurization during April landing". spacenews.com. SpaceNews. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- Планируемые полёты (in Russian). astronaut.ru. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- astronaut.ru (2015). "Планируемые полёты" (in Russian).