In the installation and test case of the site No. 254 of the Baikonur cosmodrome, the work on the decomposition of the Transport Cargo Ship “Progress MS-18” was completed, which was in storage mode after delivery to the technical complex.
After installing the ship in the workplace, the specialists of the Rocket and Space Corporation “Energia” and the South Space Center (a branch of the center of exploitation of land-based space infrastructure facilities is part of the state corporation “Roskosmos”) conducted an external inspection and control of the initial state of onboard systems, Performed operations for the preparation of the product and ground equipment to the upcoming electrical tests.
Tomorrow, September 2, 2021, in accordance with the work schedule, planned tests and the preparation of the program “Progress MS-18” are beginning to launch under the program of the 79th Logistics Mission of the International Space Station. Starting launch vehicle “Soyuz-2.1a” is scheduled for the end of October 2021 from the Baikonur cosmodrome.