Transportowiec dla ISS 24.05. o 12:56:07,463 z Bajkonuru wystrzelona została RN Sojuz-2.1a, która wyniosła na orbitę statek transportowy Progress MS-23. Połączył się on z ISS o 16:18:43.
http://lk.astronautilus.pl/n230516.htm#07https://twitter.com/ImAstroNana/status/1661639523028152320Progress MS-23 launchProgress MS-23 dockinghttps://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1661355758418636802Russian Soyuz-2.1a rocket with Progress MS-23 space freighter launches to orbital outpost24 MAY, 15:36
The Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with the Progress MS-23 space freighter blasted off from the Baikonur space center at 3:56 p.m. Moscow time
KOROLYOV /Moscow Region/, May 24. /TASS/. A Russian Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with the Progress MS-23 space freighter blasted off from site No. 31 of the Baikonur spaceport towards the International Space Station (ISS), a TASS correspondent reported from Russia’s Flight Control Center on Wednesday.
In about nine minutes, the rocket delivered the resupply ship into orbit. The flight to the orbital outpost will take about three hours and 25 minutes. The docking with Russia’s Poisk mini-research module is scheduled for 7:21 p.m. on May 24.
The Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with the Progress MS-23 space freighter blasted off from the Baikonur space center at 3:56 p.m. Moscow time. This is the second launch of the Progress MS spacecraft this year. The Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle was decorated with images devoted to the 300th anniversary of the city of Perm and the 60th anniversary of the flight of Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space.
The Progress MS-23 cargo spacecraft is set to deliver 2,491 kg of cargo to the orbital outpost, including 499 kg of refueling propellant, 630 liters of potable water, 40 kg of compressed nitrogen in cylinders, and also about 1,322 kg of various equipment and materials in the cargo hold, such as medical and hygienic items, clothes, food, a gift for cosmonaut Dmitry Petelin who will celebrate his 40th birthday in July and the Parus (Sail) satellite that the Russian crew will launch during a spacewalk to test the technology of unfurling a solar sail in space.
https://tass.com/science/1622351William Harwood@cbs_spacenews May 24Progress MS-23: Good morning; standing by for launch of the Russian Progress MS-23/84P cargo ship atop a Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome; liftoff is set for 8:56:07am EDT (1256 UTC); weather is go; NASA TV coverage:
https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1661351588567429121Progress MS-23: The Progress spacecraft is carrying 5,493 lbs of supplies and equipment for the International Space Station, including 1,080 lbs of propellant, 88 lbs of nitrogen, 926 pounds of water and 3,399 lbs of dry cargo
Progress MS-23: 5 minutes to launch; no known issues
Progress MS-23: LIFTOFF! At 8:56:07am EDT (1256 UTC)
Progress MS-23: The 4 1st strap-on boosters hae separated; vehicle continues to accelerate on the power of its 2nd stage; flight controllers report good performance
Progress MS-23: 2nd stage engine shutdown; 3rd stage ignition confirmed
Progress MS-23: 3rd stage engine shutdown, Progress separation; solar array deploy confirmed; docking at the International Space Station expected at 12:20pm EDT (1620 UTC) after an automated 2-orbit rendezvous
Progress MS-23: The Progress cargo ship, loaded with 5,493 lbs of crew supplies, equipment, water and propellant, is nearing the end of a 2-orbit rendezvous; it's now within 8 km of the ISS and on course for docking at the Poisk module at 12:20pm EDT (1620 UTV)
Progress MS-23: Range <2km, approaching at 4 meters/sec
Progress MS-23: Range <800 meters, approaching at 2.5 meters/sec; here's the view from an engineering camera on the Progress cargo ship
Progress MS-23: The Progress is carrying out a ~10-minute fly-around maneuver to line up on the docking mechanism of the station's space-facing Poisk module; range now 300 meters; closing at about 0.6 meters per second
Progress MS-23: Range is now 170 meters from ISS; fly around complete; the vehicle is now above the ISS, lining up on the Poisk module's docking port
Progress MS-23: Final approach underway...
Progress MS-23: Contact and capture! At 12:19pm EDT (1619 UTC); soft dock confirmed
Progress MS-23: The Poisk docking mechanism is now pulling the Progress in for a "hard dock" to firmly lock the spacecraft in place; this process will take 10 to 12 minutes to complete
Progress MS-23: Hard mate confirmed (faster than I was expecting!), completing a smooth 2-orbit rendezvous; hatches will be opened later so the crew can begin unloading supplies and equipment
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