Today at 22:32, the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with the Progress MS-31 cargo transport ship, heading to the International Space Station (ISS), was successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The launch proceeded as normal: the 525th second of the flight marked the successful separation of the Progress MS-31 cargo ship from the carrier rocket and its insertion into the ISS orbit.
Progress MS-31 will deliver about 2625 kilograms of various cargoes to the station, necessary to support the crew's life support and the operation of the station, including:
- 950 kg of fuel for the ISS.
- 50 kg of nitrogen to replenish the station's atmosphere.
- 420 kg of drinking water.
- 1205 kg of dry cargo for the crew and station systems *.
* As well as equipment for the "Virtual", "Biodegradation", "Fullerene", "Impulse", "Mirage" experiments.
Flight and docking scheme:
Progress MS-31 will fly to the ISS in 50 hours according to the standard two-day scheme, it is planned to make 34 orbits around the Earth. Automatic docking with the Poisk module of the Russian segment of the station is scheduled for July 6 at 00:27 Moscow time. The process will be monitored by specialists from the MCC and cosmonauts on board the ISS.
Mission Significance:
This launch is another stage in the regular supply of the International Space Station. Progress MS series trucks are the circulatory system of the station, ensuring a continuous human presence in orbit. The duration of the ship's flight at the station will be 167 days.
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