Soyuz MS-26

Soyuz MS-26
Spacecraft properties
Soyuz MS-26 approaches the International Space Station
Names	ISS 72S

Mission type	ISS crew transport
Operator	Roscosmos
COSPAR ID	2024-162A
SATCAT no.	61043
Mission duration	220 days, 8 hours and 57 minutes
Distance travelled	150,200,000 km (93,300,000 mi)^[1]
Orbits completed	3,520^[1]


Spacecraft	Soyuz MS-26 No. 757
Spacecraft type	Soyuz MS
Manufacturer	Energia
Launch mass	7,050 kg (15,540 lb)


Crew
Crew size	3
Members	Aleksey Ovchinin Ivan Vagner Donald Pettit
Callsign	Burlak
Expedition	Expedition 71/72


Start of mission
Launch date	11 September 2024, 16:23:12 UTC (21:23:12 AQTT)
Rocket	Soyuz 2.1a
Launch site	Baikonur, Site 31/16
Contractor	Progress


End of mission
Landing date	20 April 2025 01:20:35 UTC
Landing site	Kazakh Steppe, 147 km (91 mi) southeast of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan (47°19′N 69°33′E / 47.317°N 69.550°E / 47.317; 69.550)^[2]


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Low Earth orbit
Inclination	51.66°


Docking with ISS
Docking port	Rassvet nadir
Docking date	11 September 2024, 19:32 UTC
Undocking date	April 2025

Soyuz MS-26 was a Russian crewed spaceflight that launched on September 11, 2024 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.^[3]^[4]^[5] 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 China’s Tiangong space station, SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission, and the International Space Station.^[6]^[7]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Taveau, Jessica (2025-04-19). "NASA Astronaut Don Pettit, Crewmates Complete Space Station Expedition". NASA. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
↑ Zak, Anatoly (September 11, 2024). "Soyuz MS-26 lifts off". RussianSpaceWeb.com. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
↑ Zak, Anatoly (25 March 2024). "Space exploration in 2024". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
↑ "Better Late Than Never: New ISS Crew Prepares to Fly, All-Female EVAs Possible in October – AmericaSpace". www.americaspace.com. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
↑ "Госкорпорация «Роскосмос»". Telegram. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
↑ "Soyuz MS-26 lifts off". www.russianspaceweb.com. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
↑ "Better Late Than Never: New ISS Crew Prepares to Fly, All-Female EVAs Possible in October - AmericaSpace". www.americaspace.com. 2023-09-10. Retrieved 2025-03-13.

Human spaceflights to the International Space Station
1998–2004	1998 STS-88 1999 STS-96 2000 STS-101 106 92 Soyuz TM-31 STS-97 2001 STS-98 102 100 Soyuz TM-32 STS-104 105 Soyuz TM-33 STS-108 2002 STS-110 Soyuz TM-34 STS-111 112 Soyuz TMA-1 STS-113 2003 Soyuz TMA-2 TMA-3 2004 Soyuz TMA-4 TMA-5
2005–2009	2005 Soyuz TMA-6 STS-114 Soyuz TMA-7 2006 Soyuz TMA-8 STS-121 115 Soyuz TMA-9 STS-116 2007 Soyuz TMA-10 STS-117 118 Soyuz TMA-11 STS-120 2008 STS-122 123 Soyuz TMA-12 STS-124 Soyuz TMA-13 STS-126 2009 STS-119 Soyuz TMA-14 TMA-15 STS-127 128 Soyuz TMA-16 STS-129 Soyuz TMA-17
2010–2014	2010 STS-130 Soyuz TMA-18 STS-131 132 Soyuz TMA-19 TMA-01M TMA-20 2011 STS-133 Soyuz TMA-21 STS-134 Soyuz TMA-02M STS-135 Soyuz TMA-22 TMA-03M 2012 Soyuz TMA-04M TMA-05M TMA-06M TMA-07M 2013 Soyuz TMA-08M TMA-09M TMA-10M TMA-11M 2014 Soyuz TMA-12M TMA-13M TMA-14M TMA-15M
2015–2019	2015 Soyuz TMA-16M TMA-17M TMA-18M TMA-19M 2016 Soyuz TMA-20M MS-01 MS-02 MS-03 2017 Soyuz MS-04 MS-05 MS-06 MS-07 2018 Soyuz MS-08 MS-09 MS-10† MS-11 2019 Soyuz MS-12 MS-13 MS-15
Since 2020	2020 Soyuz MS-16 SpaceX Demo-2 Soyuz MS-17 SpaceX Crew-1 2021 Soyuz MS-18 SpaceX Crew-2 Soyuz MS-19 SpaceX Crew-3 Soyuz MS-20 2022 Soyuz MS-21 Axiom-1 SpaceX Crew-4 Soyuz MS-22 SpaceX Crew-5 2023 Soyuz MS-23 SpaceX Crew-6 Axiom-2 SpaceX Crew-7 Soyuz MS-24 2024 Axiom-3 /Axiom-3 SpaceX Crew-8 Soyuz MS-25 Boeing CFT /Boeing CFT Soyuz MS-26 SpaceX Crew-9 /SpaceX Crew-9
Vehicles	Past Space Shuttle Present Boeing Starliner Crew Dragon Soyuz
† - mission failed to reach ISS

Soyuz programme

Main topics

Soyuz (rocket family)
Soyuz (spacecraft)
Baikonur Cosmodrome
- Site 1/5
- Site 31/6
Soyuz abort modes
Cosmonaut ranks and positions

Past missions
(by spacecraft type)

Soyuz 7K-OK (1966–1970)	Kosmos 133† Soyuz 7K-OK No.1† (uncrewed) Kosmos 140 Soyuz 1† Kosmos 186 188 212 213 238 Soyuz 2 (uncrewed) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Soyuz 7K-L1 (1967–1970) (Zond lunar programme)	Kosmos 146 154† Zond 1967A† 1967B† Zond 4 1968A† 1968B† 5 6 1969A† Zond-M 1† M 2† Zond 7 8 9 10
Soyuz 7K-L1E (1969–1970)	Soyuz 7K-L1E No.1† Kosmos 382
Soyuz 7K-LOK (1971–1972)	Soyuz 7K-LOK No.1† No.2†
Soyuz 7K-OKS (1971)	Soyuz 10† 11†
Soyuz 7K-T (1972–1981)	Kosmos 496 573 Soyuz 12 Kosmos 613 Soyuz 13 Kosmos 656 Soyuz 14 15† 17 18a† 18 20 (uncrewed) 21 23† 24 25† 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 (uncrewed landing) 33† 34 (uncrewed launch) 35 36 37 38 39 40
Soyuz 7K-TM (1974–1976)	Kosmos 638 672 Soyuz 16 19 (Apollo–Soyuz) 22
Soyuz 7K-S (1974–1976)	Kosmos 670 772† 869†
Soyuz-T (1978–1986)	Kosmos 1001† 1074 Soyuz T-1 (uncrewed) T-2 T-3 T-4 T-5 T-6 T-7 T-8† T-9 T-10a† T-10 T-11 T-12 T-13 T-14 T-15
Soyuz-TM (1986–2002)	Soyuz TM-1 (uncrewed) TM-2 TM-3 TM-4 TM-5 TM-6 TM-7 TM-8 TM-9 TM-10 TM-11 TM-12 TM-13 TM-14 TM-15 TM-16 TM-17 TM-18 TM-19 TM-20 TM-21 TM-22 TM-23 TM-24 TM-25 TM-26 TM-27 TM-28 TM-29 TM-30 TM-31 TM-32 TM-33 TM-34
Soyuz-TMA (2002–2012)	Soyuz TMA-1 TMA-2 TMA-3 TMA-4 TMA-5 TMA-6 TMA-7 TMA-8 TMA-9 TMA-10 TMA-11 TMA-12 TMA-13 TMA-14 TMA-15 TMA-16 TMA-17 TMA-18 TMA-19 TMA-20 TMA-21 TMA-22
Soyuz-TMA-M (2010–2016)	Soyuz TMA-01M TMA-02M TMA-03M TMA-04M TMA-05M TMA-06M TMA-07M TMA-08M TMA-09M TMA-10M TMA-11M TMA-12M TMA-13M TMA-14M TMA-15M TMA-16M TMA-17M TMA-18M TMA-19M TMA-20M
Soyuz MS (2016–present)	Soyuz MS-01 MS-02 MS-03 MS-04 MS-05 MS-06 MS-07 MS-08 MS-09 MS-10† MS-11 MS-12 MS-13 MS-14 (uncrewed) MS-15 MS-16 MS-17 MS-18 MS-19 MS-20 MS-21 MS-22 (uncrewed landing) MS-23 (uncrewed launch) MS-24 MS-25 MS-26 MS-27 (2025-) MS-28 (Planned, 2025-) MS-29 (Planned, 2026-)

Uncrewed missions are designated as Kosmos instead of Soyuz; exceptions are noted "(uncrewed)".
The † sign designates failed missions. Italics designates cancelled missions.