Soyuz MS-27

Soyuz MS-27
Soyuz MS-27 launches to the International Space Station atop a Soyuz-2.1a rocket
NamesISS 73S
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorRoscosmos
Mission duration10 days, 22 hours and 4 minutes (in progress)
240 days (planned)[1]
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSoyuz MS-27 No. 758
Spacecraft typeSoyuz MS
ManufacturerEnergia
Launch mass7,152 kg (15,767 lb)[2]
Crew
Crew size3
Members
CallsignFavor
ExpeditionExpedition 72/73
Start of mission
Launch date8 April 2025, 05:47:15 UTC[3]
RocketSoyuz-2.1a No. K15000-075[2]
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 31/6
ContractorRKTs Progress
End of mission
Landing date8 December 2025 (planned)[4]
Landing siteKazakh Steppe, Kazakhstan
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Docking with ISS
Docking portPrichal nadir
Docking date8 April 2025, 08:57:43 UTC[3]
Undocking date8 December 2025 (planned)
Time docked10 days, 18 hours and 54 minutes (in progress)

Mission patch

From left: Kim, Ryzhikov and Zubritsky

Soyuz MS-27 is a Russian crewed Soyuz spaceflight that launched on 8 April 2025 from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, bound for the International Space Station. The spacecraft was launched aboard a Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying three crew members, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, along with NASA astronaut Jonny Kim. The crew will participate in Expedition 72 and 73.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference nasa-sk-assign was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Zak, Anatoly (8 April 2025). "Soyuz MS-27 arrives at ISS". RussianSpaceWeb.com. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Soyuz MS-27". spacefacts.de. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Upcoming ISS Expeditions". spacefacts.de. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

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