Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Human Exploration · LEO
Soyuz MS-18 begins expedition 65 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky, Pyotr Dubrov and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, they…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOYUZ-MS 18 2021-029A | Payload | re-entered 2021-10-17 | |
| SL-4 R/B 2021-029B | Rocket body | re-entered 2021-04-13 |
COSPAR ID 2021-029 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).