LV Soyuz general integration is completed
I thought Progresses had an orbital lifetime limit of around 6 months, due to corrosion of the propellant lines in the peroxide thruster system?
Quote from: Star One on 07/21/2013 07:40 pmAre these still Progress M1 vehicles or has the model evolved on since then?Progress M1 had some very advanced features, but was discontinued due to expense and lack of requirements for the extra prop that it could carry.
Are these still Progress M1 vehicles or has the model evolved on since then?
Quote from: Danderman on 07/22/2013 02:04 amQuote from: Star One on 07/21/2013 07:40 pmAre these still Progress M1 vehicles or has the model evolved on since then?Progress M1 had some very advanced features, but was discontinued due to expense and lack of requirements for the extra prop that it could carry.The whole M1 did seem a curious evolution as was there ever that strong a need for extra propellant carriage at the cost of dry cargo for ISS.
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I suspect that's a typo - the launch is a Progress-M, not a Glonass-M.
Quote from: mheney on 07/27/2013 07:42 pmI suspect that's a typo - the launch is a Progress-M, not a Glonass-M. clearly says the 28th not the 27th.