| Soyuz MS-15 | |||||||||
| Names List: | ISS 61S | ||||||||
| Mission Type: | ISS crew transport | ||||||||
| Operator: | Roscosmos | ||||||||
| Distance Travelled: | [1] | ||||||||
| Orbits Completed: | 3,280 | ||||||||
| Spacecraft: | Soyuz-MS No. 744 | ||||||||
| Spacecraft Type: | Soyuz-MS | ||||||||
| Manufacturer: | Energia | ||||||||
| Launch Date: | UTC[2] | ||||||||
| Launch Rocket: | Soyuz-FG No. Ya15000-071[3] | ||||||||
| Launch Contractor: | RKTs Progress | ||||||||
| Launch Site: | Baikonur, Site 1/5 | ||||||||
| Landing Date: | UTC | ||||||||
| Landing Site: | Steppe of Kazakhstan near the town of Dzhezkazgan (47.2868°N 69.542°W) | ||||||||
| Crew Size: | 3 | ||||||||
| Crew Members: | Oleg Skripochka Jessica Meir | ||||||||
| Crew Launching: | Hazza Al Mansouri | ||||||||
| Crew Landing: | Andrew Morgan | ||||||||
| Crew Callsign: | Sarmat | ||||||||
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric orbit | ||||||||
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth orbit | ||||||||
| Apsis: | gee | ||||||||
| Orbit Inclination: | 51.64° | ||||||||
| Docking: |
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| Insignia: | Soyuz MS-15 mission patch.png | ||||||||
| Insignia Caption: | Mission patch | ||||||||
| Crew Photo: | Expedition 61 Press Conference (NHQ201909240006).jpg | ||||||||
| Crew Photo Caption: | Launching crew, from left: Al Mansouri, Skripochka and Meir | ||||||||
| Programme: | Soyuz programme (crewed) | ||||||||
| Previous Mission: | Soyuz MS-13 | ||||||||
| Next Mission: | Soyuz MS-16 | ||||||||
| Programme2: | Soyuz programme | ||||||||
| Previous Mission2: | Soyuz MS-14 (uncrewed) | ||||||||
| Next Mission2: | Soyuz MS-16 | ||||||||
Soyuz MS-15 was a Soyuz spaceflight launched on 25 September 2019,[4] transporting two members of the Expedition 61 crew and a short duration visiting crew member to the International Space Station. Soyuz MS-15 was the 143rd flight of a Soyuz spacecraft with a crew. It was the last flight of Soyuz-FG launcher before its replacement by the Soyuz-2 in the crewed spaceflight role, and also the final launch from Site 1/5 (Gagarin's Start). The crew consisted of a Russian commander, an American flight engineer, and the first Emirati astronaut.[5] [6] To celebrate this event, pictures of the Soyuz launcher and of Hazza Al Mansouri were projected on Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.[7]