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Entry no.
2016-0050

SOYUZ-TMA 18M

SOYUZ-TMA 18M (NORAD 40885) landed after a space station visit on 2 March 2016, after 6 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
40885
International designator
2015-043A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
2 Sep 2015Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
2 Mar 2016UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 months182 days
How it ended
Landed after a station visit
Latitude range
—
Mass
2,910 kg
Operator
RKKE
Built by
RKKE
Bus
7K-STMA A47
Programme
7K-STMM

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

6 months

SOYUZ-TMA 18M’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 2 Mar 2016

1 entry
2016-0049SL-4 R/B

From the same launch

2015-043
2015-0365SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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