Progress MS-24
 Progress MS-24 approaching the ISS | |
| Names | Progress 85P |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
| Operator | Roscosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2023-125A |
| SATCAT no. | 57691 |
| Mission duration | 174 days, 4 hours and 8 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Progress MS-24 no.454 |
| Spacecraft type | Progress MS |
| Manufacturer | Energia |
| Launch mass | 7000 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 23 August 2023, 01:08 UTC[1][2] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-2.1a |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 31 |
| Contractor | Progress Rocket Space Centre |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 13 February 2024, 05:16 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.65° |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Zvezda aft |
| Docking date | 25 August 2023, 03:45 UTC[1][2] |
| Undocking date | 13 February 2024, 02:09 UTC |
| Time docked | 171 days, 22 hours and 24 minutes |
Progress ISS Resupply | |
Progress MS-24 (Russian: Прогресс МC-24), Russian production No.454, identified by NASA as Progress 85P, is a Progress spaceflight launched by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS).[1][2] It is the 177th flight of a Progress spacecraft.
History
[edit]The Progress-MS is an uncrewed freighter based on the Progress-M featuring improved avionics. This improved variant first launched on 21 December 2015. It has the following improvements:[3][4][5]
- New external compartment that enables it to deploy satellites. Each compartment can hold up to four launch containers. First time installed on Progress MS-03.
- Enhanced redundancy thanks to the addition of a backup system of electrical motors for the docking and sealing mechanism.
- Improved Micrometeoroid (MMOD) protection with additional panels in the cargo compartment.
- Luch Russian relay satellites link capabilities enable telemetry and control even when not in direct view of ground radio stations.
- GNSS autonomous navigation enables real time determination of the status vector and orbital parameters dispensing with the need of ground station orbit determination.
- Real time relative navigation thanks to direct radio data exchange capabilities with the space station.
- New digital radio that enables enhanced TV camera view for the docking operations.
- Unified Command Telemetry System (UCTS) replaces previous Ukrainian Chezara Kvant-V as the Progress spacecraft's on-board radio and antenna/feeder system.
- Replacement of the Kurs A with Kurs NA digital system.[2]
Launch
[edit]A Soyuz-2.1a launched Progress MS-24 to the International Space Station from Baikonur Site 31 on 23 August 2023.[6] Around 2 days after the launch, Progress MS-24 automatically docked with Zvezda and continues its mission, supporting Expedition 70 aboard the ISS.[6]
Cargo
[edit]The MS-24 cargo capacity is 2,500 kg (5,500 lb) as follows:[7][8]
- Dry cargo: 1,535 kg (3,384 lb)
- Fuel: 500 kg (1,100 lb)
- Oxygen: 0
- Nitrogen: 40 kg (88 lb)
- Water: 420 kg (930 lb)[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Progress MS-24 to resupply ISS". www.russianspaceweb.com. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Kiseleva, Mariia (11 September 2023). "Soyuz MS-24 | Soyuz 2.1a". Everyday Astronaut. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter (1 December 2015). "Progress-MS 01-19". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ Zak, Anatoly. "Progress-MS cargo ship series". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ Blau, Patrick (1 December 2015). "Progress MS Spacecraft". Spaceflight101. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Russian Cargo Mission Docks to Space Station, Crew-7 Launch Delayed | Aviation Week Network". aviationweek.com. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ Graf, Abby (22 August 2023). "Progress Cargo Craft Successfully Launches to Station". blogs.nasa.gov. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Soyuz rocket with Progress MS-24 cargo spacecraft installed on Baikonur's launch pad". TASS. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Now, Spaceflight. "Russia launches cargo ship to the International Space Station – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved 13 September 2023.
