In the starting complex “Vostok” of the Baikonur cosmodrome, an active preparation for the launch of the Soyuz-2.1A launch vehicle with the Transport Cargo Ship “Progress MS-18” on the Russian Program of the International Space Station is continuing. On the eve of the export of Space Rocket Soyuz-2.1A / MS-18 progress on the starting position. Calculations of subsidiaries of the state corporation Roscosmos held work on the schedule of the first starting day.
Today, preparation for the upcoming on Thursday launch continues. As part of the second starting day, work is carried out on the “Technological Preparation” regime. In the afternoon, the general tests of the rocket of space use will be held during which its start and flight to the branch of the ship on the target orbit.
Start of the Soyuz-2.1A carrier missile with the Transport Cargo Ship “Progress MS-18” is scheduled for October 28, 2021 from the site No. 31 of the Baikonur cosmodrome. The ship will deliver to the ISS 470 kg of fuel refueling, 420 liters of drinking water, 40 kg of air and oxygen in cylinders, 1,509 kg of equipment and materials, health care products and sanitary support, clothing items, standard diet and fresh food.
“Progress MS” – Russian Automatic Transport Spaceship. Included in the family of cargo ships “Progress”, which were created specifically for servicing orbital stations. Used to deliver cargo to the international space station, as well as for the correction of its orbit. Developer and manufacturer of the new modification “Progress MS” – Rocket and Space Corporation “Energy” named after S.P. Korolev (part of the state corporation “Roscosmos”).
The Progress MS ship has three compartments: cargo (for the placement of dry cargo and water), instrument and aggregate and compartment of refueling components (for the delivery of fuel to the station). Length is 7.2 m, the maximum diameter is 2.72 m, the starting mass is about 7.3 tons. It can take a useful load with a mass of about 2.6 tons.