Soyuz MS-27 undocked from the ISS and prepared to descend from orbit

The Soyuz MS-27 manned spacecraft left the International Space Station at 04:41 Moscow time. On board are cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, as well as NASA astronaut Jonathan Kim. This was announced on December 9 by Roscosmos Corporation in the Telegram channel.

The undocking went smoothly.

"The launch of the Soyuz MS-27 engine for deceleration from orbit is expected at 07:10 Moscow time, its separation into compartments at 07:38 Moscow time, the entry of the descent vehicle into the dense layers of the atmosphere at 07:41 Moscow time and the insertion of the main parachute at 07:49 Moscow time," they said. in a state corporation.

The lander is expected to land at 08:04 Moscow time, 146 km south-east of Zhezkazgan.

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Earlier, on November 27, it was reported that Roscosmos successfully launched the Soyuz-2.1a rocket, which normally delivered the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft to the ISS. After launch, experts found damage to individual elements of the launch pad at Baikonur, but the flight of the spacecraft and docking with the space station passed without comment.

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