Author Topic: Soyuz-2-1a - Progress MS-15 (№444) - July 23, 2020, 14:26 UTC (Read 32526 times)

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #80 on:** 07/23/2020 02:33 pm »

T+6 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #81 on:** 07/23/2020 02:34 pm »

T+7 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #82 on:** 07/23/2020 02:35 pm »

T+8 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #83 on:** 07/23/2020 02:36 pm »

Separation!

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #84 on:** 07/23/2020 02:37 pm »

Solar arrays and all appendages deployed.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #85 on:** 07/23/2020 02:38 pm »

End of Roscosmos coverage.

NASA TV still going.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #86 on:** 07/23/2020 02:39 pm »

Getting telemetry from Progress.

the_other_Doug · « **Reply #87 on:** 07/23/2020 02:40 pm »

Is it normal for the Soyuz upper stage to have that kind of pitch rate as the spacecraft separates? You could see a rhythmic brightening off-screen as well, as the stage rotated around in pitch and the engine outgassing made a cloud of gas as sparklies. I don't recall that kind of effect before on a Soyuz launcher...

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #88 on:** 07/23/2020 02:40 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1286308645634965506

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1286309777723793408

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #89 on:** 07/23/2020 02:42 pm »

End of NASA coverage.

Congratulations to Roscosmos for the successful launch!

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #90 on:** 07/23/2020 02:44 pm »

A better view of stage separation.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #91 on:** 07/23/2020 02:46 pm »

Quote from: the_other_Doug on 07/23/2020 02:40 pm

Is it normal for the Soyuz upper stage to have that kind of pitch rate as the spacecraft separates? You could see a rhythmic brightening off-screen as well, as the stage rotated around in pitch and the engine outgassing made a cloud of gas as sparklies. I don't recall that kind of effect before on a Soyuz launcher...

Yes, that's a completely normal separation. Seen it a few times that way previously.

SciNews · « **Reply #92 on:** 07/23/2020 02:59 pm »

On-board camera view

Artyom. · « **Reply #93 on:** 07/23/2020 03:42 pm »

WOW!

https://twitter.com/ivan_mks63/status/1286323770391695362

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #94 on:** 07/23/2020 05:07 pm »

NASA live coverage returns.
Progress is visible via an ISS external camera.
EDIT a few minutes later: Progress has closed to less than 5 km from ISS. Circa 35 minutes from docking.

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #95 on:** 07/23/2020 05:20 pm »

Progress is bigger in the station external cam view. Progress docking camera view shown too.
Moved to less than 2.5 km a few minutes ago.
TORU is activated and on standby, in the unlikely event it's needed.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #96 on:** 07/23/2020 05:25 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1286351551611703297

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #97 on:** 07/23/2020 05:28 pm »

View from Progress docking camera. Passing within 500 meters. ISS spans frame.
Fly-around has commenced.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #98 on:** 07/23/2020 05:33 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1286353577523453952

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #99 on:** 07/23/2020 05:35 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1286354078986100737