Cargo manned spacecraft “Soyuz TMA-18M” was successfully launched by Soyuz-FG Launch Vehicle this morning, 2 of September 2015, in 07:37 am (Moscow time) from launch pad №1 (named after Gagarin) of Baikonur spaceport.

“Soyuz TMA-18M” spacecraft will deliver to International Space Station (ISS) three new crew members within the 45/46 Expedition: Commander Sergey Volkov (Roscosmos), Flight Engineer Andreas Mogensen (ESA) and his partner Aidyn Aimbetov (Kazcosmos).

Soyuz-FG Launch Vehicle was designed and produced by SRC Progress JSC.