Soyuz TMA-18M
Soyuz TMA-18M begins expedition 45 by carrying 3 astronauts/cosmonauts to the International Space Station. Russian Commander, cosmonaut Sergey Volkov alongside Flight Engineers, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen and the first Kazakh cosmonaut, Aydyn Aimbetov, will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station. It landed on 2 March 2016 04:25:27 UTC
The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.
Service provider
Government • RUS
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
Objects from this launch
2 objects
SATCAT inventory for 2015-043
Last checked: 2026-03-11T06:11:00.697+00:00
Last success: 2026-03-11T06:11:00.697+00:00
Last non-empty: 2026-03-11T06:11:00.697+00:00
Latest snapshot: 2026-03-11T06:11:00.697+00:00
Snapshot hash: bc6b5b4cf32fefbbb5c812d0e81ca398493979f54257d4b111d26a810dc3d326
LL2 payloads: 0SATCAT payloads: 1Delta: +1RB: 1DEB: 0UNK: 0
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SATCAT payload objects
SOYUZ-TMA 18M
Technical details
Orbit type: LANOrbit center: EALaunch site: TYMSCPeriod: 92.64 minRCS: 7.515 m²
Inc: 51.6°
401 km → 407 km
SATCAT non-payload objects
SL-4 R/B
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: TYMSCPeriod: 87.71 minRCS: 16.272 m²
Inc: 51.6°
157 km → 165 km