Soyuz spacecraft

E87329

crewed spacecraft orbital spacecraft space vehicle

The Soyuz spacecraft is a long-serving Russian crewed vehicle used to transport astronauts and cosmonauts to and from low Earth orbit, including the International Space Station.

Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Soyuz	0	1
Soyuz MS	0	1
Soyuz TM-11	0	1
Soyuz TM-12	0	1
Soyuz TMA-M	0	1
Soyuz crewed spacecraft	0	1
Soyuz program	0	1
Soyuz-T	0	1
Soyuz-TM	0	1
Soyuz-TMA	0	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	crewed spacecraft → orbital spacecraft → space vehicle →
countryOfOrigin	Russia → Soviet Union →
crewCapacity	3 →
designBegan	1960s →
designedBy	Sergei Korolev design bureau →
dockingStandard	SSVP docking system →
dockingSystem	probe-and-drogue docking system →
firstCrewedFlight	Soyuz 1 →
firstFlightDate	1967-04-23 →
hasModule	descent module → orbital module → service module →
landingMethod	parachute-assisted landing →
landingSiteRegion	Kazakhstan NERFINISHED →
launchSite	Baikonur Cosmodrome → Vostochny Cosmodrome →
lifeSupport	closed-loop life support system →
manufacturer	RKK Energia →
notableRole	primary crew transport to ISS after Space Shuttle retirement →
operator	Roscosmos → Soviet space program →
orbitType	low Earth orbit →
powerSource	solar panels →
predecessorProgram	Voskhod spacecraft → surface form: Voskhod program Vostok programme → surface form: Vostok program
primaryMission	ferry crew from International Space Station → ferry crew to International Space Station → return crew from low Earth orbit → transport crew to low Earth orbit →
propulsion	chemical propulsion system →
reentryMethod	capsule reentry →
reusability	partially reusable design with expendable reentry capsule →
safetyFeature	launch escape system →
spaceStationServed	International Space Station program → surface form: International Space Station Mir → Salyut space stations →
status	operational →
successorVariant	Soyuz spacecraft self-linksurface differs → surface form: Soyuz MS Soyuz spacecraft self-linksurface differs → surface form: Soyuz TMA-M Soyuz spacecraft self-linksurface differs → surface form: Soyuz-T Soyuz spacecraft self-linksurface differs → surface form: Soyuz-TM Soyuz spacecraft self-linksurface differs → surface form: Soyuz-TMA
typicalMissionDuration	about 6 months when docked to ISS →
usedBy	astronauts → cosmonauts → spaceflight participants →
usesRocket	Soyuz rocket →

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Soyuz rocket → carries → Soyuz spacecraft →

Mir program → crewTransportVehicle → Soyuz spacecraft →

this entity surface form: Soyuz

Progress spacecraft → designBasedOn → Soyuz spacecraft →

OKB-1 → developed → Soyuz spacecraft →

Soviet space program → developed → Soyuz spacecraft →

Voskhod spacecraft → followedBy → Soyuz spacecraft →

Roscosmos → operates → Soyuz spacecraft →

this entity surface form: Soyuz crewed spacecraft

Apollo–Soyuz Test Project → program → Soyuz spacecraft →

this entity surface form: Soyuz program

Helen Sharman → spaceMission → Soyuz spacecraft →

this entity surface form: Soyuz TM-12

Helen Sharman → spaceMission → Soyuz spacecraft →

this entity surface form: Soyuz TM-11