Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Human Exploration · LEO
Soyuz TMA-16M begins expedition 43 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Gennady Padalka alongside Flight Engineers, Scott Kelly & Mikhail Korniyenko will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOYUZ-TMA 16M 2015-016A | Payload | re-entered 2015-09-12 | |
| SL-4 R/B 2015-016B | Rocket body | re-entered 2015-03-29 |
COSPAR ID 2015-016. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).