Soyuz MS-28, Russian production No. 759 and identified by NASA as Soyuz 74S, is a planned Russian crewed Soyuz spaceflight to launch from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in September 2025 to the International Space Station.

Soyuz MS-28
NamesISS 74S
Mission typeISS crew transport
OperatorRoscosmos
Websiteen.roscosmos.ru
Mission duration180 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSoyuz MS-28 No. 759
Spacecraft typeSoyuz MS
ManufacturerEnergia
Crew
Crew size3
Members
Start of mission
Launch dateSeptember 2025 (planned)
RocketSoyuz 2.1a
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 31/6
ContractorProgress
End of mission
Landing dateMarch 2026 (planned)
Landing siteKazakh Steppe, Kazakhstan
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking portRassvet nadir
Docking dateSeptember 2025 (planned)
Undocking dateMarch 2026 (planned)

The mission is slated to be the first to launch after the termination of a NASA/Roscosmos barter agreement, where one Russian cosmonaut flies on a NASA spacecraft in exchange for one NASA astronaut flying on a Soyuz. Consequently, as of 2024, this mission is currently scheduled to transport three Russian cosmonauts. However, NASA and Roscosmos are negotiating to extend their seat exchange program beyond 2025.[1]

Crew

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Prime crew
Position[2] Cosmonaut
Commander Sergey Kud-Sverchkov
Expedition 73/74
Second spaceflight
Flight Engineer Sergey Mikajev
Expedition 73/74
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer Oleg Platonov
Expedition 73/74
First spaceflight
Backup crew
Position[2] Cosmonaut
Commander Pyotr Dubrov
Flight Engineer Sergey Korsakov
Flight Engineer Anna Kikina

References

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  1. ^ NASA’s Management of Risks to Sustaining ISS Operations through 2030 (PDF) (Report). NASA Office of Inspector General. 26 September 2024. p. 14. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Центр подготовки космонавтов им. Ю.А.Гагарина. Официальный Web-сайт" [Crews in training]. Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (in Russian). Retrieved 2 October 2024.