Falcon 9 rocket fragment can get close to “Progress MS-17” ship

According to the main information and analytical center of the automated warning system of dangerous situations in the near-emblem space of TsNIIMASH (included in the state corporation “Roskosmos”), on July 2, 2021, the approach of the spacecraft is expected to bring the spacecraft with a launched transport truck Starlink Satellite System and Falcon 9 Rocket Fragment Spacex.

According to preliminary data, the approach of the MS-17 Progress Ship with Starlink 1691 satellite will occur at 00:32 Moscow time tentatively at a distance of about 1.5 km. After three minutes, a fragment of the American Falcon 9 carrier rocket launched in 2020 will be brought to a distance of approximately 500 meters.

Rabbar will occur in 3.5 hours before the docking of the MS-17 Progress Cargo Ship with the International Space Station, scheduled at 04:02 Moscow time July 2.

Russian controls continue to continuously monitor this situation.

/Media reports.