Progress MS-26 (), Russian production No. 456, identified by
NASA
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NASA was established in 1958, succeedi ...
as Progress 87, is a
Progress
Progress is the movement towards a refined, improved, or otherwise desired state. In the context of progressivism, it refers to the proposition that advancements in technology, science, and social organization have resulted, and by extension w ...
spaceflight launched by
Roscosmos
The State Space Corporation "Roscosmos" (russian: Государственная корпорация по космической деятельности «Роскосмос»), commonly known simply as Roscosmos (russian: Роскосмос) ...
to resupply the
International Space Station
The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest Modular design, modular space station currently in low Earth orbit. It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos ( ...
(ISS). It is the 179th flight of a Progress spacecraft.
Launch
A
Soyuz-2.1a
Soyuz-2 (GRAU index 14A14) is a modernized version of the Soviet Soyuz rocket. In its basic form, it is a three-stage launch vehicle for placing payloads into low Earth orbit. Compared to the previous versions of the Soyuz, the first-stage bo ...
rocket launched Progress MS-26 from
Baikonur Site 31/6 on 15 February 2024 at 03:25
UTC.
After a flight that took , Progress MS-26 automatically docked with the aft port of the ''
Zvezda'' module of the ISS on 17 February 2024 at 06:06UTC.
Manifest
Each Progress mission delivers over a thousand kilograms of supplies in its pressurized section, accessible to crewmembers. These supplies include consumables such as food, water, and air, along with equipment for maintenance and scientific research. In its unpressurized section, the spacecraft carries tanks of water, fuel, and gases to replenish the station’s resources and sustain its onboard atmosphere. These resources are transferred to the station through an automated process.
For this mission, Progress MS-28 was loaded with a total of of cargo and supplies prior to launch. The cargo manifest includes the following:
* Pressurized supplies:
* Fuel:
* Oxygen gas:
* Water:
* Nitrogen gas:
See also
*
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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