Soyuz MS-08

Launch, orbit & landing data: Designation  43238 / 18026A Launch date - time  21 Mar 2018 - 17:44:23 UTC Launch site  Baikonur, LC1/5 Launch vehicle Soyuz-FG (#xx) Soyuz designation 11F732A48 nº738 Mass (kg)   kg Docking date - time  23 Mar 2018 - 19:40:18 UTC Target spacecraft/port  ISS/ Earth orbit on :    - Perigee / Apogee  410 x 412 km    - Inclination  51.6°    - Period  92.7 min Undocking date - time  04 Oct 2018 - 07:57:30 UTC Deorbit burn date - time   Landing date - time  04 Oct 2018 - 11:44:45 UTC Landing location  47°19′34.62''N, 69°36′44.22''E Flight Duration (d:hr:min)  196d 18h 00m 22s Nbr orbits  3152 Landing crew  Launch crew

Launched Crew

Backup Crew

Nr. Name Job 1  Ovchinin, Aleksei (Russia)  Commander 2  Hague, Tyler (US)  Flight engineer

Soyuz MS-08 backup

Mission details:

• ISS Expedition 55/56.
• Launch date from 17 Feb. delayed to 15 Mar 2018, and to 21 Mar.
• On Mar 21, 2018 Soyuz MS-08 was launched with Oleg Artemev, Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel.
• Following a two-day solo flight Soyuz MS-08 docked with the Poisk module at 1940 UTC Mar 23 and the three arrivals joined the Ex55 crew as flight engineers.
• On Oct 4, 2018 at 0757 UTC, astronauts Artemyev, Feustel and Arnold undocked from the Poisk module in Soyuz MS-08. The spacecraft made its deorbit burn at 1051 UTC and landed in Kazakhstan at 1145 UTC.

Soyuz MS-08 landing

Soyuz MS-08 cabine touche ground.

Cabine recouvered.

Soyuz MS-08 crew recovery

Astrophilately covers:

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