News Archive / Tagged: Soyuz-2-1a

• Russian-American Soyuz MS-22 crew arrives at Space Station

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 21st, 2022

  Three new crew members arrived at the International Space Station following their launch in Soyuz MS-22 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

• Progress MS-18 cargo ship begins two-day chase of space station

  Derek RichardsonOctober 27th, 2021

  Russia's unpiloted Progress MS-18 cargo spacecraft has launched into space on a two-day trek to meet up with the International Space Station.

• Progress MS-17 cargo freighter sent on a two-day trek to ISS

  Derek RichardsonJune 29th, 2021

  Just before dawn, Russia’s Progress MS-17 cargo spacecraft lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to send supplies to the International Space Station.

• Progress MS-15 cargo ship takes ‘express lane’ to ISS

  Derek RichardsonJuly 23rd, 2020

  The Russian Progress MS-15 cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station in a reported record time to deliver supplies and experiments to the Expedition 63 crew, despite a last-second misalignment.

• Progress MS-12 makes fast-track flight to ISS

  Derek RichardsonJuly 31st, 2019

  Two orbits after launching from Kazakhstan, Russia’s Progress MS-12 cargo spacecraft rendezvoused and docked with the International Space Station.

• Progress MS-11 launches toward ISS on 2-orbit trek

  Derek RichardsonApril 4th, 2019

  Russia launched a Soyuz 2.1a rocket with the latest Progress resupply freighter bound for the International Space Station.

• Arianespace successfully launches OneWeb satellites to orbit

  Joe LatrellFebruary 27th, 2019

  Despite concerns over about Soyuz launcher, Arianespace successfully placed the first six satellites of OneWeb's broadband constellation into orbit.

• Kanopus-V pair lifts off atop Soyuz 2.1a in final Russian flight of 2018

  Cullen DesforgesDecember 27th, 2018

  At 11:07 a.m. local time (02:07 GMT) Dec. 27, 2018, the Kanopus-V No. 5 & No. 6 satellites took to the skies above Russia atop a Soyuz 2.1a rocket.

• Russian Progress MS-09 spacecraft reaches International Space Station in record time

  Derek RichardsonJuly 10th, 2018

  Russia’s Progress MS-09 freighter launched atop a Soyuz 2.1a rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and docked with the International Space Station in less than four hours—a mere 2.5 laps around Earth.

• Progress MS-09 set for fast-track rendezvous with ISS

  Derek RichardsonJuly 7th, 2018

  Continuing a busy period for the International Space Station’s Expedition 56 crew, an automated Russian Progress cargo spacecraft is set to launch to the orbiting outpost. Liftoff is scheduled for 5:51 p.m. EDT (21:51 GMT) July 9, 2018, from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

• Progress MS-08 cargo ship launches on two-day trek to ISS

  Derek RichardsonFebruary 13th, 2018

  After a two-day launch delay, Progress MS-08, an autonomous Russian cargo spacecraft, is on its way to the International Space Station.

• Launch of Progress MS-08 space station cargo freighter scrubbed

  Derek RichardsonFebruary 11th, 2018

  It was deja vu for the Russian state-run space corporation Roscosmos. Less than a minute before its planned launch to the International Space Station, the Progress MS-08 cargo mission was scrubbed. The issue appeared similar in nature to one that occurred in October 2017.

• Soyuz-2.1a launches from Vostochny with 11 satellites

  Tomasz NowakowskiFebruary 2nd, 2018

  Russia conducted its first orbital mission of 2018 on Thursday, February 1, by launching a Soyuz-2.1a rocket with 11 satellites into space. The mission got underway under mostly clear skies and carried payloads from Germany as well as the U.S.

• Progress MS-07 launches toward the International Space Station

  Tomasz NowakowskiOctober 14th, 2017

  Russia's Progress MS-07 cargo craft launched toward the International Space Station (ISS) at 4:46 a.m. EDT (08:46 GMT) Oct. 14, 2017, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome located in Kazakhstan. The cargo vessel was sent aloft atop a Soyuz 2.1a rocket with liftoff taking place two days later than originally planned as the first attempt was scrubbed because of an undisclosed issue within the final minute of the countdown.

• Launch of Soyuz 2.1a with Progress MS-07 scrubbed seconds before liftoff

  Derek RichardsonOctober 12th, 2017

  Less than a minute before it was to take to the skies to deliver the Progress MS-07 cargo freighter to the International Space Station, an unknown issue with the Soyuz 2.1a launch vehicle prompted a rare scrub for the Russian space agency’s workhorse rocket. Liftoff was expected at 5:32 a.m. EDT (09:32 GMT) Oct. 12, 2017, from Site 31 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.