Dates and facts
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Mission
Expeditions 46/47 to the International Space Station
Launch site
Baikonur, Kazakhstan
Spacecraft
Soyuz TMA-19M
Launch
International Space Station Soyuz launch 46S
Launch date
11:03 GMT 15 December 2015
Launcher
Soyuz-FG
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Docking
Six hours after launch 17:23 GMT
Hatch opening
90 minutes after docking ~19:00 GMT