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Трансляция запуска пилотируемого корабля «Союз МС-28»

27 ноября в 12:28 по московскому времени запланирован запуск корабля «Союз МС-28». В экипаж «Союза МС-28» входят участники 74-й длительной экспедиции на МКС: Сергей Кудь-Сверчков, Сергей Микаев и Джонатан Ким. Начало эфира: 10:30 мск Сайт Роскосмоса: https://www.roscosmos.ru/ Роскосмос в социальных сетях: Vk: https://vk.com/roscosmos Ok: https://ok.ru/roscosmos Telegram: https://t.me/roscosmos_gk Rutube: https://rutube.ru/channel/770606/ Новый …

NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Soyuz MS-28 Launch

Coverage of the Launch of Soyuz MS-28 to the International Space Station (Williams, Kud-Sverchkov, Mikaev; launch scheduled at 4:27 a.m. EST).

Soyuz MS-28

Circle Image

Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Human Exploration

Low Earth Orbit 31/6 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Soyuz MS-28 will carry three cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The crew consists of Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Kud-Sverchkov, Sergei Mikayev and Oleg Platonov.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 16, 2024, 6:34 p.m.

NET November 27.


Cosmic_Penguin • Nov. 19, 2025, 3:13 p.m.

Tweaked T-0.


LL2 • Nov. 27, 2025, 8:27 a.m.

Official Webcast by NASA has started


Cosmic_Penguin • Nov. 27, 2025, 9:28 a.m.

Liftoff.


Cosmic_Penguin • Nov. 27, 2025, 9:40 a.m.

Launch success.


Soyuz 2.1a

Family:
Configuration:

The Soyuz 2.1A converted the flight control system from analog to digital, which allowed launch from fixed platforms. It also allowed big fairings and payloads. It is currently used for crewed Soyuz and Progress flights to the ISS.

Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    2
  • Max Stage
    3
  • Length
    46.3 m
  • Diameter
    2.95 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    ―
  • Launch Mass
    312.0 T
  • Thrust
    4149.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Soyuz 2.1a
  • Family
    ―
  • Variant
    ―
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    Soyuz 2.1a
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $80000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    7020.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    2810.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
    ―
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    4230.0 kg

Soyuz MS-28


Active Human Rated Crew On-board: 3 Crew Capacity: 3
Destination: ISS
Serial Number: 11F732A48 #753

Soyuz capsule for the MS-28 mission to the ISS.

Soyuz MS Details

Crew


Sergey Kud-Sverchkov

Commander - configurations.Country.None - ( RFSA )

Status: Active

Date of Birth: Aug. 23, 1983
Age: 43

Christopher Williams

Flight Engineer - configurations.Country.None - ( NASA )

Status: Active

Date of Birth: Jan. 1, 1983
Age: 43

Sergey Mikayev

Flight Engineer - configurations.Country.None - ( RFSA )

Status: Active

Date of Birth: March 15, 1985
Age: 41

Progress Rocket Space Center

Progress Rocket Space Center

(PRSC)

CEO: Dmitry Baranov Founded: 1996 Successes: 44 Failures: 1 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

Progress Rocket Space Centre, formerly known as TsSKB-Progress, is a space science and aerospace research company which is known for manufacturing launch vehicles and satellites. Most notably, Progress Rocket Space Centre is the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles.

INFO WIKI
NASA

NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Assigned to First Space Station Mission

NASA astronaut Chris Williams will embark on his first mission to the International Space Station, serving as a flight engineer and Expedition 74 crew member. Williams will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft in November, ac…

NASA

NASA Astronaut Chris Williams to Discuss Upcoming Launch, Mission

NASA will host a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 1, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to highlight the upcoming mission of astronaut Chris Williams to the International Space Station. The news conference will …

NASASpaceflight

Soyuz MS-28 poised to launch three new crew members to ISS

The next crewed mission to the International Space Station is set for launch from Kazakhstan.… The post Soyuz MS-28 poised to launch three new crew members to ISS appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

SpaceDaily

Soyuz rocket positioned at Baikonur for ISS crew launch as Cygnus XL temporarily removed

Houston TX (SPX) Nov 26, 2025 The Soyuz MS-28 rocket was set upright at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on November 24 for the crewed mission scheduled for November 27. NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Serg…

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Launch Roundup: Soyuz to launch crew; Vega C and Falcon 9 to launch customer missions

A busy week ahead will see seven launches from five different rockets from across the… The post Launch Roundup: Soyuz to launch crew; Vega C and Falcon 9 to launch customer missions appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

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