Soyuz MS-26

planned 2024 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS

Soyuz MS-26 is a Russian crewed spaceflight that launched on September 11, 2024 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It carried three crew members: Roscosmos Cosmonauts Aleksey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, along with NASA astronaut Donald Pettit. At the moment the spacecraft crossed the Karman line, there were a record 19 people in space, including those on the MS-26 mission, China’s Tiangong space station, SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission, and the International Space Station.

Soyuz MS-26
Soyuz MS-26 approaches the International Space Station
NamesISS 72S
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorRoscosmos
COSPAR ID2024-162A
SATCAT no.61043
Mission duration1 month, 25 days (in progress)
180 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSoyuz MS-26 No. 757
Spacecraft typeSoyuz MS
ManufacturerEnergia
Launch mass7,050 kg (15,540 lb)
Crew
Crew size3
MembersAleksey Ovchinin
Ivan Vagner
Donald Pettit
CallsignBurlak
ExpeditionExpedition 71/72
Start of mission
Launch date11 September 2024, ,
16:23:12 UTC
(21:23:12 AQTT)
RocketSoyuz 2.1a
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 31/16
ContractorProgress
End of mission
Landing dateMarch 2025 (planned)
Landing siteKazakh Steppe,
Kazakhstan
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.6
Docking with ISS
Docking portRassvet nadir
Docking date11 September 2024, 19:32 UTC
Undocking dateMarch 2025 (planned)
Time docked54 days, 20 hours and 58 minutes (in progress)