Human Spaceflights

International Flight No. 312

Soyuz MS-09



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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  06.06.2018
Launch time:  11:12:39.519 UTC
Launch site:  Baikonur
Launch pad:  1
Altitude:  401 - 408 km
Inclination:  51.6°
Docking ISS:  08.06.2018, 13:01:08 UTC
Undocking ISS:  20.12.2018, 01:40:22 UTC
Landing date:  20.12.2018
Landing time:  05:02:48.7 UTC
Landing site:  47°29'32'' N, 69°41'41'' E

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Crew Soyuz MS-09

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No.   Surname Given names Position Flight No. Duration Orbits
1  Prokopyev  Sergei Valerievich  Commander 1 196d 17h 50m 09s  3152 
2 Germany  Gerst  Alexander  Flight Engineer 2 196d 17h 50m 09s  3152 
3  Auñón-Chancellor  Serena Maria  Flight Engineer 1 196d 17h 50m 09s  3152 

Crew seating arrangement

1  Prokopyev
2  Gerst
3  Auñón-Chancellor
Soyuz MS spacecraft
1  Prokopyev
2  Gerst
3  Auñón-Chancellor

Backup Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position
1  Kononenko  Oleg Dmitriyevich  Commander
2 Canada  Saint-Jacques  David  Flight Engineer
3  McClain  Anne Charlotte "Annimal"  Flight Engineer
Crew Soyuz MS-09 backup

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Launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. ISS Expedition 56 / 57. Landing 153 km southeast of Dzheskasgan.

Originally NASA Astronaut Jeannette Epps was assigned as Flight Engineer for Expeditions 56 and 57, becoming the first African American space station crew member and the 15th African American to fly in space, but on January 16, 2018, NASA announced that Epps had been replaced by her backup Serena Auñón-Chancellor with no announced explanation as to why. But she was considered for assignment to future missions.

Following a two-day solo flight Soyuz MS-09 docked to ISS on June 08, 2018. Sergei Prokopyev, Alexander Gerst and Serena Auñón-Chancellor became the ISS Expedition 56 (together with ISS Expedition 55 crew members Oleg Artemyev, Andrew Feustel and Richard Arnold). With the arrival Expedition 56 became a six-person-crew.


Graphics / Photos

Soyuz MS Soyuz MS
Soyuz MS crew in training
crew in training Epps in training
crew in training Soyuz MS-09 integration
Soyuz MS-09 rollout Soyuz MS-09 erection
Soyuz MS-09 on the launch pad Soyuz MS-09 on the launch pad
Soyuz MS-09 launch Soyuz MS-09 launch
Soyuz MS-09 launch Soyuz MS-09 recovery
Soyuz MS-09 recovery  


Last update on March 24, 2020.