Soyuz TMA-16

2009 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS. Soyuz TMA-16 was launched on September 30, 2009 aboard a Soyuz-FG from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Oct 2, 2009).

COSPAR 2009-053ANORAD 35940Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Soyuz TMA-16
Payload designation: Soyuz 11F732A17 No. 226
International designator: 2009-053A
NORAD catalog number: 35940
GCAT identifier: S35940
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/593

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: 7K-STMA
Owner: RKKE
Country: Russia
Builder: RKK Energiya
Platform (bus): 7K-STMA

Launch

Date: September 30, 2009 · 07:14 UTC
Launch record: 2009-053Success
Rocket: Soyuz-FG
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 340 km
Apogee: 351 km
Inclination: 51.64°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: October 2, 2009
Last known active: Mar 18, 2010
End of operations: Mar 18, 2010

Size

Mass: 2,892 kg
Dry mass: 2,850 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 7,197 kg
Length: 7.9 m
Diameter: 2.70 m
Span: 10.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q846318 (CC0).