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Soyuz TMA-20M

Soyuz TMA-20M was a Roscosmos Soyuz TMA-M spacecraft, TMA-M No. 720, launched from Baikonur Site 1/5 on March 18, 2016 UTC. It carried commander Aleksey Ovchinin, flight engineer Oleg Skripochka, and NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams to the International Space Station for Expeditions 47 and 48. The same crew returned aboard the spacecraft on September 7, 2016, landing southeast of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan after about 172 days in space.

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TMA-M No. 720ISS 46SBurlak
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Soyuz TMA-20M
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soyuz-tma-20m
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retired

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Soyuz TMA-20M was a Roscosmos Soyuz TMA-M spacecraft, TMA-M No. 720, launched from Baikonur Site 1/5 on March 18, 2016 UTC. It carried commander Aleksey Ovchinin, flight engineer Oleg Skripochka, and NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams to the International Space Station for Expeditions 47 and 48. The same crew returned aboard the spacecraft on September 7, 2016, landing southeast of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan after about 172 days in space.
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7/9/2026, 12:03:43 AM
Updated Time
7/9/2026, 12:03:43 AM

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First Flight Date
2016-03-18
Last Flight Date
2016-09-07
Serial Number
TMA-M No. 720
Vehicle Code
Soyuz TMA-20M