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SOYUZ-MS 18 (48159)
COSPAR: 2021-029A | Alt Name: Soyuz MS-18
DECAYED
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Launch Details
Launch Date
April 9, 2021
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC31
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-2-1A
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
48159
International Designator
2021-029A
Decay Date
10/17/2021
Basic Satellite Info
Name
SOYUZ-MS 18
Alternative Name
Soyuz MS-18
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
RKKE
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
SOYUZ-MS 18 (also known as Soyuz MS-18) is a crewed spacecraft with a NORAD catalog ID of 48159 and an object ID of 2021-029A. Launched on April 9, 2021, from LC31 at TYMSC (Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics) using a Soyuz-2-1A launch vehicle, it has dimensions including a length of 7.9 meters, diameter of 2.7 meters, and span of 10.6 meters. The spacecraft has a dry mass of 2903 kg and the same mass at launch. It is manufactured by RKKE (Russian Federal Space Agency) for crew transportation and its power system includes two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries. The shape consists of a cylinder, cone, sphere, and two panels. Its mission purpose aligns with being a crewed spacecraft designed to transport astronauts.
Physical Characteristics
Length
7.9
Diameter
2.7
Span
10.6
Dry Mass
2903
Launch Mass
2903
Shape
Cyl + Cone + Sphere + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Soyuz 11F732A48 No. 748
Purpose
Crewed spacecraft
Mission
Crewed spacecraft
Manufacturer
RKKE
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
7K-S A48
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
SA
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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