Soyuz MS-78 Descent Module

GPTKB entity

Properties (71)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Descent Module
gptkbp:communicationEquipment S-band radio
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Luca_Parmitano
gptkb:Oleg_Kononenko
gptkb:Star_City,_Russia
gptkb:Mark_T._Vande_Hei
Real-time communication
Continuous monitoring
Extensive training
Comprehensive training
Approximately 3 hours after landing
gptkbp:crewCapacity 3
Launch escape system
Experienced astronauts
gptkbp:crewSize Rigorous selection process
gptkbp:design Modular_design
gptkbp:diameter 2.2 m
gptkbp:diedIn Oxygen generation system
gptkbp:emergencyServices Ballistic_descent
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Ablative heat shield
gptkbp:firstFlight 2023-09-15
gptkbp:height 2.5 m
gptkbp:historicalResearch Conducted during mission
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Part of ISS program
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Soyuz MS-78 Descent Module
gptkbp:internationalCooperation NASA,_ESA,_Roscosmos
gptkbp:keyEvent Public event
gptkbp:landingGear gptkb:Kazakhstan
gptkbp:launchDate 2023-09-15
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Roscosmos
High
September 2023
Months of preparation
T-10 minutes
Baikonur_launch_control
gptkbp:launchSite Baikonur Cosmodrome
7,200 kg
Highly trained team
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Soyuz_2.1b
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:RSC_Energia
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Extensive coverage
gptkbp:mission Crewed
14 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes
gptkbp:missions gptkb:Moscow_Mission_Control
14 days
Transport crew to ISS
gptkbp:navigationEquipment Inertial navigation system
gptkbp:operationalHistory Multiple missions
gptkbp:operationalStatus Operational
gptkbp:orbitalInclination 51.6 degrees
gptkbp:partOf Soyuz_MS-78_spacecraft
gptkbp:payloadCapacity 100 kg
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer Decommissioned
Quick recovery team
Recovery team deployed
gptkbp:publicAccess High
gptkbp:renovated Parachute
Steppe_of_Kazakhstan
gptkbp:respondsTo 1.5 degrees
gptkbp:returnPolicy Yes
gptkbp:safetyFeatures Redundant systems
gptkbp:secondaryMission Planned for 2024
Data collected
Detailed analysis report
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Soyuz_MS-79
gptkbp:technology Advanced technology
Provided_by_Roscosmos
gptkbp:travelTime Ballistic trajectory
7.9 m/s
gptkbp:weight 2,500 kg
gptkbp:yearEstablished 2023-09-29