Spacetrack Directory Name | 2019-064A |
Orbit launches | 2019-09-25 |
Deorbitation date | 2020-04-17 |
Days in orbit | 205 |
Country/organisation of origin | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS) |
Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
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Height 2019-064A | 424.58 km |
Soyuz MS-15 is a Soyuz spaceflight launched in 25 September 2019, transporting two members of the Expedition 61 crew and a short duration visiting crew member to the International Space Station. MS-15 is the 144th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. It is the last flight of Soyuz-FG launcher before its replacement by the Soyuz-2 in the crewed spaceflight role. The crew consist 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.