Launch SuccessfulRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz-FG: Soyuz MS-08

Soyuz MS-08 begins expedition 55 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, NASA astronauts Andrew Feustel and Richard Arnold to the International Space Station. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, they will rendezvous to the station where they will remain for their 6 month stay.

Wednesday, 21 March 2018

Mission Data

🇷🇺Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Est. 1992

Launch VehicleSoyuz FG

Vehicle Record59 of 60 launches (98.3%)

Provider TypeGovernment

Agency Record333 successes / 11 failures (97%)

Success Streak68 consecutive

ProgramSoyuz · Human Spaceflight

Mission TypeHuman Exploration

Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit

Launch Pad1/5

Location🇰🇿 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan KAZ

Orbital Launches This Year#26

Agency Launches This Year#3

Launches From This Pad487

Launches From This Site1,565

Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Soyuz FG

The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.

Launch Site

1/5 · 45.9200°N 63.3420°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.