Progress MS-01

Progress MS-01

Mission type	ISS resupply
Operator	Roscosmos
COSPAR ID	2015-080A
SATCAT №	41177
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Progress-MS No.431[1]
Manufacturer	RKK Energia
Start of mission
Launch date	21 December 2015, 08:44:39 UTC[2][3]
Rocket	Soyuz 2.1a [4]
Launch site	Baikonur 31/6
Docking with ISS
Docking port	Pirs
Docking date	23 December 2015, 10:27 UTC[5]
Progress ISS Resupply ← Progress M-29M Progress MS-02 →

Progress MS-01 (Russian: Прогресс МС or Прогресс МС-01), identified by NASA as Progress 62 or 62P is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) during 2015. It was launched on December 21, 2015, to deliver cargo to the ISS. Progress MS-1 is the first vehicle in the Progress-MS series.^[6]

Launch

The launch was initially scheduled for 21 November 2015.^[7] Progress MS-1 was launched on 21 December 2015 at 08:44:39 UTC^[3] from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Docking

Progress MS-1 docked with the Pirs docking compartment on 23 December 2015 at 10:27 UTC.^[5]

Technology

The Progress MS spacecraft has upgraded communications and electronics from previous Progress vehicles. After launch, ground controllers were able to communicate the Progress MS via a Russian Luch data relay satellite in geosynchronous orbit. This was described as the first time a Progress or Soyuz spacecraft had such capability.^[8]

Other upgrades include:

• Upgraded Kurs-A rendezvous system designated Kurs-NA, including new antennas
• Upgraded flight control system that can take advantage of the GLONASS navigation satellites for the first time, for autonomous trajectory measurements
• New digital television system, which replaced an older analog TV, allowing transmission between the transport ship and the space station via onboard radio channels.
• New digital backup control unit
• Enhanced meteoroid shielding
• New LED-based lighting system
• Upgraded angular velocity sensors
• Docking port equipped with a backup electric driving mechanism

Progress MS-1 was launched on a Soyuz-2, the first launch of the rocket since the failed launch of Progress M-27M. The Soyuz-U rocket was used for subsequent Progress flights until this flight.^[9]

Reentry

The upper stage reentry was visible over Arizona and Nevada on December 22 at 5:30 UTC.

References

1. "Progress-MS 1 - 8". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
2. "International Space Station Calendar". spaceflight101.com. 2015-10-04. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
3. "Launches and Orbital Operations". Zarya. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
4. "Progress-MS 1 - 8". space.skyrocket.de. 2015-10-04. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
5. Rincon, Paul (23 December 2015). "ISS crew receives Christmas delivery". BBC News. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
6. "Progress-MS to be Launched on December 21". russianspacenews.com. 2015-10-04. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
7. Nowakowski, Tomasz (29 October 2015). "Russia postpones maiden flight of its Progress-MS spacecraft". Spaceflight Insider. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
8. Zak, Anatoly (23 December 2015). "Soyuz rocket flies critical test mission with Progress-MS". russianspaceweb.com. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
9. Zak, Anatoly (23 December 2015). "Soyuz rocket flies critical test mission with Progress-MS". russianspaceweb.com. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

External links

• Progress MS-1 Real Time Tracking