Soyuz
capsule
3
2
1
From Kazakh steppe to 208km high
in less than nine minutes
The final stage
Rendezvous with ISS
The three-stage Soyuz rocket
Liftoff
3rd stage
separation
Orbit insertion
+8min 48s
2nd stage
separation
+4min 48s
Escape tower and
fairing separation
+2min 38s
1st stage separation
+1min 58s
Soyuz
capsule
3
2
1
From Kazakh steppe to 208km high
in less than nine minutes
The final stage
Rendezvous with ISS
The three-stage Soyuz rocket
Liftoff
Six hours after launch the Soyuz capsule reaches
the International Space Station, docking with it
20 minutes later 400km above Earth
3rd stage
separation
Orbit insertion
+8min 48s
2nd stage
separation
+4min 48s
Escape tower and
fairing separation
+2min 38s
1st stage separation
+1min 58s
Soyuz
capsule
3
2
1
From Kazakh steppe to 208km high
in less than nine minutes
The three-stage Soyuz rocket
Liftoff
3rd stage
separation
Orbit insertion
+8min 48s
2nd stage
separation
+4min 48s
Escape tower and
fairing separation
+2min 38s
1st stage separation
+1min 58s
The final stage
Rendezvous with ISS
Six hours after
launch the Soyuz
capsule reaches the
ISS, docking with it
20 minutes later
400km above Earth
ISS
Soyuz
capsule
3
2
1
From Kazakh steppe
to 208km high
in less than
nine minutes
The three-stage Soyuz rocket
Liftoff
The final stage
Rendezvous with ISS
Six hours after
launch the Soyuz
capsule reaches the
ISS, docking with it
20 minutes later
400km above Earth
3rd stage
separation
Orbit insertion
+8min 48s
2nd stage
separation
+4min 48s
Escape tower and
fairing separation
+2min 38s
1st stage separation
+1min 58s