Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Human Exploration · LEO
Soyuz TMA-18M begins expedition 45 by carrying 3 astronauts/cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Sergey Volkov alongside Flight Engineers, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen and the first Kazakh cosmonaut, Aydyn Aimbetov, will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOYUZ-TMA 18M 2015-043A | Payload | re-entered 2016-03-02 | |
| SL-4 R/B 2015-043B | Rocket body | re-entered 2015-09-05 |
COSPAR ID 2015-043. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).