Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Human Exploration · LEO
Soyuz MS-08 begins expedition 55 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, NASA astronauts Andrew Feustel and Richard Arnold to the International Space Station. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, they will rendezvous to the station where they will remain for their 6…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOYUZ-MS 08 2018-026A | Payload | re-entered 2018-10-04 | |
| SL-4 R/B 2018-026B | Rocket body | re-entered 2018-03-25 |
COSPAR ID 2018-026 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).