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Entry no.
2021-0370
SOYUZ MS-18
SOYUZ MS-18 (NORAD 48159) landed after a space station visit on 17 October 2021, after 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
48159
International designator
2021-029A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
9 Apr 2021Baikonur Cosmodrome
Landed (UTC)
17 Oct 2021UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 months191 days
How it ended
Landed after a station visit
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
2,903 kg
Operator
RKKE
Built by
RKKE
Bus
7K-S A48
Programme
Soyuz MS
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
6 monthsSOYUZ MS-18’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 17 Oct 2021
1 entryFrom the same launch
2021-029
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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