210 days when docked to International Space Station (ISS)
Dimensions
Solar array span
7.48 m (24.5 ft) [1]
10.7 m (35 ft) with solar panels deployed
Width
2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)
Production
Status
Active
Built
24
Launched
24 (as of 15 Sep 2023)
Operational
2
Retired
22 (not including MS-10)
Failed
1 (Soyuz MS-10)
Maiden launch
Soyuz MS-01 (7 July 2016)
Last launch
Active
Related spacecraft
Derived from
Soyuz TMA-M
← Soyuz TMA-M
Orel →
The Soyuz MS (Russian: Союз МС; GRAU: 11F732A48) is a revision of the Russian spacecraft series Soyuz first launched in 2016. It is an evolution of the Soyuz TMA-M spacecraft, with modernization mostly concentrated on the communications and navigation subsystems. It is used by Roscosmos for human spaceflight. The Soyuz MS has minimal external changes with respect to the Soyuz TMA-M, mostly limited to antennas and sensors, as well as the thruster placement.[2]
The first launch was Soyuz MS-01 on 7 July 2016, aboard a Soyuz-FG launch vehicle towards the International Space Station (ISS).[3] The trip included a two-day checkout phase for the design before docking with the ISS on 9 July 2016.[4]
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