[4] Originally scheduled for launch in June 2016, the mission successfully lifted off from Kazakhstan on 7 July 2016.

[5] It transported three members of the Expedition 48 crew to the International Space Station.

The crew consisted of a Russian commander, a Japanese flight engineer, and an American flight engineer.

On 6 June 2016, the launch was rescheduled to July 2016 due to flaws in the control system that could affect the docking to the ISS.

[6] The spacecraft was successfully docked on 9 July 2016 [3] and returned to Earth on 30 October 2016.