Soyuz MS-16
Soyuz MS-16 launched from Baikonur Site 31/6 on April 9, 2020 UTC with Roscosmos commander Anatoli Ivanishin, Roscosmos flight engineer Ivan Vagner, and NASA flight engineer Christopher Cassidy. It was the first crewed launch using the Soyuz-2.1a rocket. The spacecraft docked with the International Space Station's Poisk module later that day, joining the Expedition 62 handover before its crew continued into Expedition 63. MS-16 undocked on October 21 UTC and landed in Kazakhstan on October 22 with the same three crewmembers.
Identity
- Aliases
- IrkutISS Soyuz 62SSoyuz MS-16 / Expeditions 62-63
- Name
- Soyuz MS-16
- Slug
- soyuz-ms-16
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- Soyuz MS-16 launched from Baikonur Site 31/6 on April 9, 2020 UTC with Roscosmos commander Anatoli Ivanishin, Roscosmos flight engineer Ivan Vagner, and NASA flight engineer Christopher Cassidy. It was the first crewed launch using the Soyuz-2.1a rocket. The spacecraft docked with the International Space Station's Poisk module later that day, joining the Expedition 62 handover before its crew continued into Expedition 63. MS-16 undocked on October 21 UTC and landed in Kazakhstan on October 22 with the same three crewmembers.
- End Date
- 2020-10-22
- Landing Site Id
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- Launch Site Id
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- Outcome
- Successful first crewed Soyuz-2.1a mission. MS-16 carried Ivanishin, Vagner, and Cassidy to the ISS for the Expedition 62 handover and Expedition 63, then returned the same crew safely after about 196 days.
- Program
- Soyuz / International Space Station / Expeditions 62-63
- Space Station Id
- ms7vrdmhtb6vsyh53zc92thbc984p323
- Start Date
- 2020-04-09
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
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- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 6:23:13 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 6:38:16 PM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Soyuz operator and crew agency for Ivanishin and Vagner
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Cassidy crew agency and ISS partner
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Soyuz commander; launch and landing crew; Expedition 62 handover flight engineer and Expedition 63 flight engineer
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Flight engineer 1; launch and landing crew; Expedition 62 handover and Expedition 63 flight engineer
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Flight engineer 2; launch and landing crew; Expedition 62 handover flight engineer and Expedition 63 commander