Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Human Exploration · LEO
Soyuz MS-17 begins expedition 63 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and NASA astronaut Kathleen Rubins to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOYUZ-MS 17 2020-072A | Payload | re-entered 2021-04-17 | |
| SL-4 R/B 2020-072B | Rocket body | re-entered 2020-10-18 |
COSPAR ID 2020-072 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).