Progress MS-20 (), Russian production No.450, identified by
NASA
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as Progress 81P, is a
Progress
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spaceflight launched by
Roscosmos
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to resupply the
International Space Station
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(ISS). It is the 173rd flight of a Progress spacecraft.
History
The
Progress-MS is an uncrewed freighter based on the
Progress-M
Progress-M (russian: Прогресс-М, GRAU indices 11F615A55 and 11F615A60), also known as Progress 7K-TGM, is a Russian, previously Soviet spacecraft which is used to resupply space stations. It is a variant of the Progress spacecraft, or ...
featuring improved avionics. This improved variant first launched on 21 December 2015. It has the following improvements:
* 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
Progress MS-03 (), identified by NASA as Progress 64P, was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). It was the first Progress MS to have an external compartment for releasing satellites.
...
.
* Enhanced redundancy thanks to the addition of a backup system of electrical motors for the docking and sealing mechanism.
* Improved
Micrometeoroid
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(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
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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
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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.
Launch
On 3 February 2021, the State Commission for Testing of the Piloted Space Systems, chaired by Roskosmos head Dmitry Rogozin, approved the latest ISS schedule for 2021 and the first quarter of 2022.
A
Soyuz-2.1a launched Progress MS-20 to the International Space Station from
Baikonur Site 31 on 3 June 2022
on a fast-track trajectory.
Around 3 hours 20 minutes after the launch, Progress MS-20 automatically docked with
Zvezda and continue its mission for 196 days, supporting
Expedition 67 and
Expedition 68 missions aboard the ISS.
Cargo
The MS-20 cargo capacity is as follows:
*Dry cargo:
*Fuel:
*Oxygen:
*Water:
A 3D printer will also be delivered to ISS by progress, along with 4 Russian experimental cubesats (ЮЗГУ No.11 & 12 / SWSU No11 & 12 plus Циолковский-Рязань 1 & 2/ Tsiolkovsky-Ryazan 1 & 2),
which were deployed from the ISS by Russian Cosmonaut
Oleg Artemyev
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during EVA 3 spacewalk. See
2022 List of spacecraft deployed from the International Space Station.
See also
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Uncrewed spaceflights to the International Space Station
Uncrewed spaceflights to the International Space Station (ISS) are made primarily to deliver cargo, however several Russian modules have also docked to the outpost following uncrewed launches. Resupply missions typically use the Russian Progress s ...
References
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