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The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
Serial Progress M1-9 (No.258)
Launch Crew Count 0
Status Single Use
Landing Time 2003-02-01T20:00:00+0000
Height 49.50 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 0 kN
Diameter 3.00 Meters
Mass To LEO 6450 kg
Liftoff Mass 305 Tonnes
Launch Success 59
Consecutive Success 5
Maiden Flight 2001-05-20
Launch Failures 1
The International Space Station programme is tied together by a complex set of legal, political and financial agreements between the sixteen nations involved in the project, governing ownership of the various components, rights to crewing and utilization, and responsibilities for crew rotation and resupply of the International Space Station. It was conceived in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan, during the Space Station Freedom project as it was originally called.