Soyuz MS

Soyuz MS (Союз МС)

Soyuz MS-20 approaching the ISS
Manufacturer	Energia
Country of origin	Russia
Operator	Roscosmos
Specifications
Spacecraft type	Crewed spaceflight
Launch mass	7,080 kg (15,610 lb)
Crew capacity	3
Volume	10.5 m3 (370 cu ft)
Batteries	755 Ah
Regime	Low Earth orbit
Design life	210 days when docked to International Space Station (ISS)
Dimensions
Solar array span	7.48 m (24.5 ft) [1] 10.7 m (35 ft) with solar panels deployed
Width	2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)
Production
Status	Active
Built	24
Launched	24 (as of 15 Sep 2023)
Operational	2
Retired	22 (not including MS-10)
Failed	1 (Soyuz MS-10)
Maiden launch	Soyuz MS-01 (7 July 2016)
Last launch	Active
Related spacecraft
Derived from	Soyuz TMA-M
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The Soyuz MS (Russian: Союз МС; GRAU: 11F732A48) is a revision of the Russian spacecraft series Soyuz first launched in 2016. It is an evolution of the Soyuz TMA-M spacecraft, with modernization mostly concentrated on the communications and navigation subsystems. It is used by Roscosmos for human spaceflight. The Soyuz MS has minimal external changes with respect to the Soyuz TMA-M, mostly limited to antennas and sensors, as well as the thruster placement.^[2]

The first launch was Soyuz MS-01 on 7 July 2016, aboard a Soyuz-FG launch vehicle towards the International Space Station (ISS).^[3] The trip included a two-day checkout phase for the design before docking with the ISS on 9 July 2016.^[4]