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Soyuz-FG

Russia

A Soyuz rocket is prepared for launch March 27 from French Guiana. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace

Soyuz TMA-16M integration

Riding a specially-made rail car, the kerosene-fueled rocket booster departed its hangar at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan before sunrise Wednesday. The morning rollouts are a tradition dating back to the launch of Yuri Gagarin in 1961, who became the first human to travel in space. (courtesy of Roscosmos & YouTube)

Soyuz transport to the launch site. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Soyuz erected on the launch site. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Launch vehicle:	Soyuz-FG
Launch vehicle ID:
Payload:	Soyuz TMA-16M
Launch date:	27 Mar 2015
Launch site:	Baikonur, LC-1/5

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