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Soyuz MS-29

Soyuz 2.1a, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz 2.1a lifting off with the Soyuz MS-29 mission
Image via The Space Devs.

This was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 4th launch of 2026, and its 342nd in all.

Counting every operator, it was the 168th orbital launch attempt anywhere in 2026, and the third from 31/6.

Launched
Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 2:47 p.m. UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Rocket
Soyuz 2.1a
Operator
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

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The mission

Soyuz MS-29 will carry two cosmonauts and one astronaut to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The crew consists of Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, as well as NASA astronaut Anil Menon.

Type
Human exploration
Destination
Low Earth orbit
Program
Soyuz

The Soyuz programme is a human spaceflight programme initiated by the Soviet Union in the early 1960s. The Soyuz spacecraft was originally part of a Moon landing project intended to put a Soviet cosmonaut on the Moon. It was the third Soviet human spaceflight programme after the Vostok and Voskhod programmes.

The rocket

The Soyuz 2.1A converted the flight control system from analog to digital, which allowed launch from fixed platforms. It also allowed big fairings and payloads. It is currently used for crewed Soyuz and Progress flights to the ISS.

The operator

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.

Sector
Government
Based in
Russia
Founded
1992
Run by
Yuri Borisov, Administrator

343 launches so far, 332 of them successful. The last 67 in a row went to plan.

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The launch site

It went up from 31/6 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.

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