Soyuz MS-02

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Soyuz MS-02
Expedition 49 Preflight (NHQ201609150017).jpg
Soyuz MS-02 during preflight checks
Mission type ISS crew transport
Operator Roscosmos
COSPAR ID 2016-063A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 41820
Mission duration173 days 3 hours 16 minutes 21 seconds [1]
Distance travelled118 million kilometers
Orbits completed2,768 [1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft Soyuz MS
Spacecraft typeSoyuz MS 11F732A48
Manufacturer Energia
Launch mass7080 kg
Crew
Crew size3
Members Sergey Ryzhikov
Andrei Borisenko
Shane Kimbrough
CallsignFavor
Start of mission
Launch date19 October 2016, 08:05:00 UTC
Rocket Soyuz-FG
Launch site Baikonur, Site 31
Contractor Progress
End of mission
Landing date10 April 2017, 11:20 UTC
Landing siteSteppes of the Kazakhstan
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric orbit
Regime Low Earth orbit
Inclination 51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking port Poisk zenith
Docking date21 October 2016, 09:52 UTC
Undocking date10 April 2017, 07:57 UTC
Time docked171 days
Expedition 47 backup crew members in front of the Soyuz TMA spacecraft mock-up in Star City, Russia.jpg
(l-r) Kimbrough, Ryzhikov and Borisenko
Soyuz programme
(Crewed missions)

Soyuz MS-02 was a 2016 Soyuz spaceflight that was planned for a 23 September 2016 launch, but because of technical difficulties it launched on 19 October 2016. [2] [3] It transported three members of the Expedition 49 crew to orbit and docked with the International Space Station. Soyuz MS-02 was the 131st flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew consisted of a Russian commander and flight engineer, as well as an American flight engineer. [4] [5] Soyuz MS-02 docked with Poisk (MRM-2) module on 21 October 2016. [6]

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Soyuz MS-02 returned to Earth on 10 April 2017. [7] During its descent, the capsule was partially depressurized when the main parachute deployed. The landing occurred at 11:20 UTC. The total flight duration was 173 days.

Partial depressurization

During the final stage of its descent, Soyuz MS-02 suffered a partial depressurization [8] about eight kilometers above the ground. When the main parachute was deployed, a buckle that was part of the deployment system struck a welding seam, partially depressurizing the capsule. The depressurization did not put the crew in danger as they were at a relatively safe height within the atmosphere when it occurred. Russian officials believe that the way the parachute was packed caused the buckle to strike the capsule.

Crew

Position [9] Crew Member
Commander Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Ryzhikov, Roscosmos
Expedition 49
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 1 Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Borisenko, Roscosmos
Expedition 49
Second and last spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2 Flag of the United States.svg Shane Kimbrough, NASA
Expedition 49
Second spaceflight

Backup crew

Position [10] Crew Member
Commander Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Misurkin, Roscosmos
Flight Engineer 1 Flag of Russia.svg Nikolai Tikhonov, Roscosmos
Flight Engineer 2 Flag of the United States.svg Mark T. Vande Hei, NASA

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