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Soyuz TMA-13M

Soyuz FG

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Launch Status
Success

Rocket Launch Video

Crew

Maksim Surayev

Maksim Surayev

  • Birthday: 05/24/1972
  • Role: Commander
  • Nationality: Russia
  • First Flight: 09/30/2009
  • Last Flight: 05/28/2014

Maksim Viktorovich Surayev (Russian: Максим Викторович Сураев, born May 24, 1972) is a retired Russian ...

Gregory R. Wiseman

Gregory R. Wiseman

  • Birthday: 11/11/1975
  • Role: Flight Engineer
  • Nationality: United States of America
  • First Flight: 05/28/2014
  • Last Flight: 05/28/2014

Gregory Reid Wiseman is an American astronaut, engineer, and naval aviator. Wiseman was selected in June 2009 as a member of ...

Alexander Gerst

Alexander Gerst

  • Birthday: 05/03/1976
  • Role: Flight Engineer
  • Nationality: Germany
  • First Flight: 05/28/2014
  • Last Flight: 06/06/2018

Alexander Gerst is a German European Space Agency astronaut and geophysicist, who was selected in 2009 to take part in space ...

Mission

Soyuz TMA-13M

  • Type: Human Exploration
  • Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Soyuz TMA-13M begins expedition 40 by carrying 3 astronauts and cosmonauts to the International Space Station.
Russian Commander, cosmonaut Maksim Surayev alongside Flight Engineers, Gregory R. Wiseman (NASA) & Alexander Gerst (ESA) will launch aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and then rendezvous with the station.
It landed on 10 November 2014 03:58 UTC

Location

1/5

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

1/5 has witnessed the launch of 487 rockets, including 487 orbital launch attempts. While Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, has been the site for 1555 rocket launches.

The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.

Rocket

Progress Rocket Space Center Soyuz FG

The Soyuz FG rocket is an expendable launch vehicle most commonly known for carrying humans to the International Space Station today.

Learn more about the Soyuz FG

Agency

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.

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