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Soyuz-U launch and Progress M-20M Updates - July, 2013 - Feb, 2014 by Galactic Penguin SST on 11 Apr, 2013 06:43
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Vitaly Lopota reports that testing of the spacecraft will start tomorrow, and even gives a launch time - 22:10 UTC on July 23.
Source: http://www.interfax.ru/news.asp?id=300800 -
#1 by Artyom. on 15 Apr, 2013 17:05
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According to Kaktus from the NK forum, the launch will be possibly on August 15th at 13:21 UTC.
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#2 by Galactic Penguin SST on 15 Apr, 2013 17:09
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According to Kaktus from the NK forum, the launch will be possibly on August 15th at 13:21 UTC.
Actually 16:21 Moscow time = 12:21 UTC.
Interesting - that puts it after HTV-4 reaches the station with docking just after a Russian spacewalk (of course these dates can change). What caused such a change - emptying a slot for the first Cygnus? -
#3 by Artyom. on 15 Apr, 2013 17:26
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No, ДМВ (Dekretnoe Moskovskoe Vremya) - Decree Moscow time UTC+3, but Moscow Time UTC+4According to Kaktus from the NK forum, the launch will be possibly on August 15th at 13:21 UTC.
Actually 16:21 Moscow time = 12:21 UTC..
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#4 by anik on 06 May, 2013 08:39
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The launch is planned at 20:46 UTC on July 27th.
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#5 by anik on 20 Jun, 2013 06:08
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http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Breaking.html
Saturday, July 27
4:30 p.m. - ISS Progress 52 Launch Coverage (Launch scheduled at 4:45 p.m. ET) – JSC (All Channels)
9:45 p.m. - ISS Progress 52 Docking Coverage (Docking scheduled at 10:29 p.m. ET) – JSC (All Channels) -
#6 by anik on 21 Jun, 2013 09:13
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The launch is planned at 20:45:06 UTC on July 27th.
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#7 by Danderman on 06 Jul, 2013 18:27
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Russia Will Launch Space Freighter on Schedule – Roscosmos
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20130705/182078855/Russia-Will-Launch-Space-Freighter-on-Schedule--Roscosmos.html
MOSCOW, July 5 (RIA Novosti) – Russia will launch the next cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on schedule, despite a recent accident with a Proton-M carrier rocket, a senior Russian space official said Friday.
The Progress M-20M space freighter is slated for lift off on July 28 from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan where a Proton rocket carrying three Glonass navigation satellites exploded shortly after launch on Tuesday.
“Preparations for the Progress launch are running according to schedule. It is still planned for July 28,” Popovkin told reporters after meeting of the state commission on reforming the space industry. -
#8 by Phillip Clark on 06 Jul, 2013 19:07
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http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Breaking.html
Saturday, July 27
4:30 p.m. - ISS Progress 52 Launch Coverage (Launch scheduled at 4:45 p.m. ET) – JSC (All Channels)
9:45 p.m. - ISS Progress 52 Docking Coverage (Docking scheduled at 10:29 p.m. ET) – JSC (All Channels)
As usual, NASA is using its fairy-story designators that have no significance. -
#9 by Space Pete on 06 Jul, 2013 20:36
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As usual, NASA is using its fairy-story designators that have no significance.
Well, they are not of "no significance" - 52P means simply the 52nd Progress to visit the ISS. NASA use this count in order to make Progress flight numbering "linear" like the HTV and ATV counts, because the Russian Progress count is reset every time a new version comes into operation, meaning the Russian Progress flight designations do not reflect the actual number of Progress flights to the ISS, which is how all non-Russian vehicles are counted. -
#10 by Stan Black on 06 Jul, 2013 20:49
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As usual, NASA is using its fairy-story designators that have no significance.
Well, they are not of "no significance" - 52P means simply the 52nd Progress to visit the ISS. NASA use this count in order to make Progress flight numbering "linear" like the HTV and ATV counts, because the Russian Progress count is reset every time a new version comes into operation, meaning the Russian Progress flight designations do not reflect the actual number of Progress flights to the ISS, which is how all non-Russian vehicles are counted.
M-12M did not manage to visit… -
#11 by Satori on 06 Jul, 2013 21:13
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As usual, NASA is using its fairy-story designators that have no significance.
Well, they are not of "no significance" - 52P means simply the 52nd Progress to visit the ISS. NASA use this count in order to make Progress flight numbering "linear" like the HTV and ATV counts, because the Russian Progress count is reset every time a new version comes into operation, meaning the Russian Progress flight designations do not reflect the actual number of Progress flights to the ISS, which is how all non-Russian vehicles are counted.
We know very well that explanation. But one thing is using the ISS-52P designator the other thing is to say that the vehicle is Progress-52. This is an old discussion, but I think Phil is right. -
#12 by Targeteer on 07 Jul, 2013 04:40
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Even more confusing is when the docked Soyuz' are referred to as Progress 418 or 419 when talking to MCC-M about loading or unloading...
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#13 by Satori on 15 Jul, 2013 14:02
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At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-20M cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.
The Technical Management meeting took place, which made a decision to fuel Progress M-20M cargo vehicle with propellant components and compressed gases.
http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss36/progress_m-20m/photo_07-12.html
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#14 by Satori on 17 Jul, 2013 11:12
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At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-20M cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Progress M-20M cargo vehicle fueled with propellant components and compressed gases was delivered to the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility for final processing operations.
http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss36/progress_m-20m/photo_07-17.html
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#15 by Artyom. on 20 Jul, 2013 05:57
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A transfer compartment was docked with Progress M-20M cargo vehicle
At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-20M cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.
Progress M-20M transport cargo vehicle was docked with the transfer compartment in the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility.
http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss36/progress_m-20m/photo_07-19.html
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#16 by Stan Black on 20 Jul, 2013 10:32
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Is this the modified Progress for the removal of Pirs?
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#17 by Star One on 21 Jul, 2013 19:40
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Are these still Progress M1 vehicles or has the model evolved on since then?
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#18 by russianhalo117 on 21 Jul, 2013 20:39
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Are these still Progress M1 vehicles or has the model evolved on since then?
Progress M-M series (400 Series SC's: No. 400-No. 430) is latest Progress version.
Progress MS series (400 Series SC's: No. 431+) which is in development is currently, to my knowledge, the last planned version of the Progress series before the switch to the new spacecraft design. Excluding Progress M-UM (No. 303), which is planned on Soyuz-2-1B, Progress MS is the first version of the Progress and Soyuz spacecrafts designed to support launches on the Soyuz-2 launcher series (Soyuz-2-1A & Soyuz-2-1B versions only). There now 10 or less Soyuz-U PVB launchers left to start, so only Soyuz-FG, Soyuz-2-1A, and Soyuz-2-1B versions are available to fly the new Progress MS series as well as the new, but lately uncertain Soyuz MS (Soyuz TMA-MS) series.
The first scheduled launch in the Progress MS series is on 30 July 2015.
Here is an incomplete schedule i created from Anik's Schedule of ISS flight events (part 2), Anik's Plan of Russian space launches (part 2), and From PM from Stan Black:
30 July 2015 – Progress MS (No. 431) – Soyuz – Baikonur
22 October 2015 – Progress MS-2 (No. 432) – Soyuz – Baikonur
22 February 2016 – Progress MS-3 (No. 433) – Soyuz – Baikonur
2016 (TBD) – Progress MS-4 (No. 434) – Soyuz – Baikonur
2016 (TBD) – Progress MS-5 (No. 435) – Soyuz – Baikonur
2016 (TBD) – Progress MS-6 (No. 436) – Soyuz – Baikonur
2017 (TBD) – Progress MS-7 (No. 437) – Soyuz – Baikonur
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#19 by Danderman on 22 Jul, 2013 02:04
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Are 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.
