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 cargo to the station, necessary to support the crew's life 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 experiments "Virtual", "Biodegradation", "Fullerene", "Impulse", "Mirage".
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. The Progress MS series freighters are the circulatory system of the station, ensuring the continuous presence of humans in orbit. The duration of the ship's flight at the station will be 167 days.
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