Progress MS-22

Progress MS-22
NamesProgress 83P
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorRoscosmos
COSPAR ID2023-018A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.55560Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration192 days, 20 hours and 43 minutes
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftProgress MS-22 no.452
Spacecraft typeProgress MS
ManufacturerEnergia
Launch mass7000 kg
Start of mission
Launch date9 February 2023, 06:15:36
RocketSoyuz-2.1a
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 31/6
ContractorRKTs Progress
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date21 August 2023, 02:58 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.65°
Docking with ISS
Docking portZvezda aft
Docking date11 February 2023, 08:45 UTC
Undocking date20 August 2023, 23:50 UTC
Time docked190 days, 15 hours and 5 minutes

Progress MS-22 (Russian: Прогресс МC-22), Russian production No.452, identified by NASA as Progress 83P, is a Progress spaceflight launched by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). It is the 175th flight of a Progress spacecraft.

History

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The Progress-MS is an uncrewed freighter based on the Progress-M featuring improved avionics. This improved variant first launched on 21 December 2015. It has the following improvements:[1][2][3][4]

  • 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.
  • Enhanced redundancy thanks to the addition of a backup system of electrical motors for the docking and sealing mechanism.
  • Improved Micrometeoroid (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 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 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

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A Soyuz-2.1a launched Progress MS-22 to the International Space Station from Baikonur Site 31 on 9 February 2023.[5] Around 2 days after the launch, Progress MS-22 automatically docked with Zvezda, supporting Expedition 69 aboard the ISS.

Cargo

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The MS-22 cargo capacity is around 2,500 kg (5,500 lb) as follows:

  • Dry cargo: 1,319 kg (2,908 lb)
  • Fuel: 709 kg (1,563 lb)
  • Compressed air: 40 kg (88 lb)
  • Water: 420 kg (930 lb)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Krebs, Gunter (1 December 2015). "Progress-MS 01-19". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Progress MS-20". NSSDCA. NASA. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Zak, Anatoly. "Progress-MS cargo ship series". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. ^ Blau, Patrick (1 December 2015). "Progress MS Spacecraft". Spaceflight101. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  5. ^ "ISS-bound Progress MS-22 resupply ship lifts off from Baikonur Cosmodrome". Interfax. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.