Progress MS-09 (), identified by
NASA
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as Progress 70P, was a
Progress
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spaceflight operated by
Roscosmos
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to resupply the
International Space Station
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(ISS). This was the 161st 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
A micrometeoroid is a tiny meteoroid: a small particle of rock in space, usually weighing less than a gram. A micrometeorite is such a particle that survives passage through Earth's atmosphere and reaches Earth's surface.
The term "micrometeoro ...
(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.
* The
Ukrainian
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Chezara Kvant-V on board radio system and antenna/feeder system has been replaced with a Unified Command Telemetry System (UCTS).
* Replacement of the
Kurs A with
Kurs NA digital system.
Launch
Progress MS-09 launched on 9 July 2018 from the
Baikonur Cosmodrome
''Baiqoñyr ğaryş ailağy'' rus, Космодром Байконур''Kosmodrom Baykonur''
, image = Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz launch pad.jpg
, caption = The Baikonur Cosmodrome's " Gagarin's Start" Soyu ...
in
Kazakhstan
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. It used a
Soyuz-2.1a rocket. NASA confirmed on 28 June 2018 that if Progress MS-09 launches on 9 July 2018, the mission succeeded a super fast-tracked rendezvous with the Station, docking to the ISS just 3 hours (2 orbits) after launch - making it the fastest orbital rendezvous ever-attempted with the International Space Station.
Docking
Progress MS-09 docked as scheduled with the
nadir
The nadir (, ; ar, نظير, naẓīr, counterpart) is the direction pointing directly ''below'' a particular location; that is, it is one of two vertical directions at a specified location, orthogonal to a horizontal flat surface.
The direc ...
docking port of the
Pirs module on 10 July 2018 at 01:31 UTC.
The new version features the upgraded
Kurs-NA rendezvous system, featuring the AO-753A antenna replaced the earlier 2AO-VKA antenna and three AKR-VKA antennas, while two older 2ASF-M-VKA antennas are retained. Kurs-NA will increase the reliability and safety during docking operations. The new SUD flight control system allows for autonomous trajectory measurements using the
GLONASS
GLONASS (russian: ГЛОНАСС, label=none, ; rus, links=no, Глобальная навигационная спутниковая система, r=Global'naya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema, t=Global Navigation Satellite System) is ...
(Uragan) navigation satellites. The communications system is also upgraded to use the
Luch-5 data relay satellites. Also improvements were made to the micrometeoroid protection, the lighting system and the docking port.
Cargo
The Progress MS-09 spacecraft delivered 2,450 kg of cargo and supplies to the International Space Station.
The following is a breakdown of cargo bound for the ISS:
* Dry cargo: 1,275 kg
* Fuel: 705 kg
* Oxygen and Air: 50 kg
* Water: 420 kg
Cubesats
Beginning with the Progress MS-03, the Progress can optionally carry four
CubeSat
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deployers for a total of 24 CubeSat-units.
Undocking and decay
Undocking occurred on 25 January 2019, at 12:55 UTC. Later that day, the spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere and its debris fell into the
Pacific Ocean
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.
References
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