Author Topic: LIVE: Progress MS-2 - Soyuz-2-1A - Baikonur - March 31, 2016 (16:23 UTC) (Read 48375 times)

Satori · « **on:** 02/20/2016 11:47 am »

The launch of Progress MS-2 is schedule for March 31, 2016, at 16:20UTC from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

jacqmans · « **Reply #1 on:** 03/06/2016 09:47 am »

Will this be a 6 hour flight to ISS or a 2 day flight... not sure if it will be a conflict with Docking if Dragon also will be docking if this is a two day flight to ISS.

Prober · « **Reply #2 on:** 03/06/2016 05:00 pm »

Do we have picture of CubeSat?

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=33141.msg1499215#msg1499215

Nicolas PILLET · « **Reply #3 on:** 03/06/2016 09:11 pm »

Yes, we have.

http://news.tpu.ru/news/2016/02/02/24769/

Danderman · « **Reply #4 on:** 03/06/2016 09:50 pm »

Cubesat to be deployed during EVA, I believe.

Prober · « **Reply #5 on:** 03/06/2016 09:55 pm »

Quote from: Nicolas PILLET on 03/06/2016 09:11 pm

Yes, we have.

http://news.tpu.ru/news/2016/02/02/24769/

thank you ...updated

Nicolas PILLET · « **Reply #6 on:** 03/07/2016 04:40 am »

Quote from: Danderman on 03/06/2016 09:50 pm

Cubesat to be deployed during EVA, I believe.

Yes.

Fuji · « **Reply #7 on:** 03/09/2016 02:27 pm »

Quote from: jacqmans on 03/06/2016 09:47 am

Will this be a 6 hour flight to ISS or a 2 day flight... not sure if it will be a conflict with Docking if Dragon also will be docking if this is a two day flight to ISS.

2 days flight.

1 p.m., Saturday, April 2 - Coverage of the Docking of the ISS Progress 63 Cargo Craft to the ISS (Docking scheduled at 1:58 p.m. ET)
https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/schedule.html#.VuBAkSqzCaA

jacqmans · « **Reply #8 on:** 03/24/2016 08:30 pm »

March 24, 2016
MEDIA ADVISORY M16-031

Russian Space Station Cargo Ship Launch, Docking to Air on NASA TV

NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft, Progress 63P, to resupply the International Space Station.

Launch of the spacecraft carrying three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 47 crew is scheduled for 12:23 p.m. EDT (10:23 p.m. Baikonur time) on Thursday, March 31, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA TV coverage will begin at noon.

Progress 63P is scheduled to dock to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module at 2 p.m. on April 2. NASA TV coverage of rendezvous and docking will begin at 1:15 p.m. This will be the second of three cargo ships that will arrive at the station in as many weeks, flanked by Orbital ATK’s Cygnus craft and SpaceX’s Dragon vehicle.

The two-day rendezvous for the Progress is deliberately planned to enable Russian flight controllers to test new software and communications equipment for the new vehicle configuration that will be standard for future Progress and piloted Soyuz spacecraft.

The ISS Progress 61 cargo vehicle, currently docked at the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module, will depart the station on Wednesday, March 30. Its undocking will not be broadcast on NASA TV. Loaded with trash, the older Progress will be used for engineering tests before it is deorbited on Friday, April 8 to burn up over the Pacific Ocean.

The new Progress will spend more than six months at the station before departing in mid-October for its deorbit into the Earth’s atmosphere.

The NASA Television schedule is available at:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For more information on the space station, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station

SMS · « **Reply #9 on:** 03/24/2016 08:54 pm »

According to: http://www.mcc.rsa.ru/progress_mc02.htm

Progress MS-02
Launch: March 31st, 2016 at 12:23:58 pm EDT/16:23:58 UTC/19:23:58 ДМВ
Docking: April 2nd, 2016 at 2:01 pm EDT/18:01 UTC/21:01 ДМВ

Mammutti · « **Reply #10 on:** 03/25/2016 11:07 am »

Artyom. · « **Reply #11 on:** 03/27/2016 11:16 am »

The cargo spacecraft Progress MS-02 is sent to final integration with the launch vehicle

Today, March 27, the cargo transportation spacecraft of the new series Progress MS-02 developed and built by RSC Energia was transported as a part of the upper composite to the site where it will be integrated with the launch vehicle Soyuz-2.1.

The transportation was done by rail. Final assembly operations are scheduled for March 28 (Monday) in the launch vehicle processing facility with the framework of preparations for a launch under the International Space Station (ISS) Program.

The launch of the Soyuz-2.1 launch vehicle with the Progress MS-02 CTV is scheduled on March 31 from site No. 31 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss47/progress_ms-02/photo_03-27.html

Satori · « **Reply #12 on:** 03/28/2016 02:58 pm »

General integration of the launch vehicle has been completed.

http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss47/progress_ms-02/photo_03-28.html

Satori · « **Reply #13 on:** 03/28/2016 03:00 pm »

Today, on March 28, representatives of Technical Management and the State Commission at the Baikonur Cosmodrome issued a report on readiness of rocket-space complex within the Progress MS-02 cargo transport vehicle (CTV) of a new modification and the Soyuz-2.1 launch vehicle for the roll-out and installation at the launch site.

The launch vehicle with the Progress MS-02 CTV roll-out from the assembly & testing facilities and its installation in a vertical position at launch site No. 31 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome is scheduled in the morning on Tuesday, March 29.

The launch of the Soyuz-2.1 launch vehicle with the Progress MS-02 CTV is scheduled on March 31 from site No. 31 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss47/progress_ms-02/photo_03-28_2.html

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #14 on:** 03/28/2016 04:40 pm »

Salo · « **Reply #15 on:** 03/29/2016 10:33 am »

Launch 16:23:58 UTC, March 31.
SC separation 16:32 UTC, March 31.
Docking 18:01 UTC, April 2.
http://www.mcc.rsa.ru/extra4.htm

Satori · « **Reply #16 on:** 03/29/2016 11:30 am »

Progress MS-02 is now on the launch pad: http://www.energia.ru/ru/iss/iss47/progress_ms-02/photo_03-29.html

northenarc · « **Reply #17 on:** 03/29/2016 12:47 pm »

Rollout

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #18 on:** 03/30/2016 04:45 pm »

24 hours to launch. Moved for live coverage!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #19 on:** 03/30/2016 04:57 pm »

Russia set to launch Progress MS-2/63P resupply mission to ISS - by Chris Gebhardt -
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/03/russia-launch-progress-ms-263p-iss/

Satori · « **Reply #20 on:** 03/30/2016 10:39 pm »

On the cargo manifest published by TsUP, there is a reference to a nano-satellite named ГПУ-120 Томск. Is there any other information about this sat?

Olaf · « **Reply #21 on:** 03/31/2016 03:25 am »

Quote from: Satori on 03/30/2016 10:39 pm

On the cargo manifest published by TsUP, there is a reference to a nano-satellite named ГПУ-120 Томск. Is there any other information about this sat?

http://ria.ru/space/20160229/1382042361.html

Nicolas PILLET · « **Reply #22 on:** 03/31/2016 08:44 am »

Quote from: Satori on 03/30/2016 10:39 pm

On the cargo manifest published by TsUP, there is a reference to a nano-satellite named ГПУ-120 Томск. Is there any other information about this sat?

Yes, on the first page of this thread !

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #23 on:** 03/31/2016 03:25 pm »

Soyuz 2-1A coming to life....via Roscosmos.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #24 on:** 03/31/2016 03:27 pm »

30 mins to live coverage.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #25 on:** 03/31/2016 03:53 pm »

It's certainly a mistake to assume that the Soyuz doesn't vent out LOX vapors a lot (just like a certain SoCal born kerolox rocket do).

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #26 on:** 03/31/2016 03:54 pm »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 03/31/2016 03:53 pm

It's certainly a mistake to assume that the Soyuz doesn't vent out LOX vapors a lot (just like a certain SoCal born kerolox rocket do).

I wanted to be this guy during Shuttle

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #27 on:** 03/31/2016 03:56 pm »

Rocket Science · « **Reply #28 on:** 03/31/2016 03:57 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 03/31/2016 03:54 pm

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 03/31/2016 03:53 pm
It's certainly a mistake to assume that the Soyuz doesn't vent out LOX vapors a lot (just like a certain SoCal born kerolox rocket do).

I wanted to be this guy during Shuttle

Pretty "cool" job...

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Chris Bergin · « **Reply #30 on:** 03/31/2016 04:01 pm »

A good day from Rob Navias and a good day to you too sir!

Not exactly HD.....

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #31 on:** 03/31/2016 04:02 pm »

Prober · « **Reply #32 on:** 03/31/2016 04:05 pm »

MS= modified systems

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #33 on:** 03/31/2016 04:05 pm »

20 mins.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #34 on:** 03/31/2016 04:08 pm »

MCC-M

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #35 on:** 03/31/2016 04:08 pm »

Blimey. No idea what those noises were. Sounded like someone dropping things in a pond!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #36 on:** 03/31/2016 04:13 pm »

1pm Central is docking time for this Progress.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #37 on:** 03/31/2016 04:18 pm »

She's a venter....like a supercooled F9.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #38 on:** 03/31/2016 04:18 pm »

T-5 mins.

Svetoslav · « **Reply #39 on:** 03/31/2016 04:19 pm »

There's Kluch na start = Key on start position

I love this Russian expression

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #40 on:** 03/31/2016 04:22 pm »

Booster tanks into press.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #41 on:** 03/31/2016 04:23 pm »

T-60 seconds.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #42 on:** 03/31/2016 04:24 pm »

Umbilical retract.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #43 on:** 03/31/2016 04:25 pm »

LAUNCH!!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #44 on:** 03/31/2016 04:25 pm »

Immediately into the clouds.

NovaSilisko · « **Reply #45 on:** 03/31/2016 04:26 pm »

Supersonic.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #46 on:** 03/31/2016 04:26 pm »

Nominal performance.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #47 on:** 03/31/2016 04:27 pm »

Staging.

Svetoslav · « **Reply #48 on:** 03/31/2016 04:29 pm »

Third stage ignition

NovaSilisko · « **Reply #49 on:** 03/31/2016 04:29 pm »

Third stage ignition and fairing jet.

I think your stream is a little bit behind, Chris

lucspace · « **Reply #50 on:** 03/31/2016 04:30 pm »

Whoops, that's a Soyuz in the animation!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #51 on:** 03/31/2016 04:30 pm »

Staging 2-3.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #52 on:** 03/31/2016 04:31 pm »

Two mins to go.

Svetoslav · « **Reply #53 on:** 03/31/2016 04:33 pm »

Third stage end of burn. Progress separated in intended orbit. FGUP Tsenki ends broadcast.

NovaSilisko · « **Reply #54 on:** 03/31/2016 04:34 pm »

Antennas and arrays deployed.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #55 on:** 03/31/2016 04:34 pm »

A nominal ascent confirmed!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #56 on:** 03/31/2016 04:35 pm »

View from Progress.

Mark McCombs · « **Reply #57 on:** 03/31/2016 04:36 pm »

Congrats to Pockocmoc and the Soyuz team.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #58 on:** 03/31/2016 04:38 pm »

As always, I'm proud of Roskosmos for another successful Progress launch. Keep up the great work.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #59 on:** 03/31/2016 04:38 pm »

For Saturday's coverage:

Rob Navias greets with a good day and ends with a good day!

Mapperuo · « **Reply #60 on:** 03/31/2016 04:42 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #61 on:** 03/31/2016 04:51 pm »

Chris G's article updated to where are right now:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/03/russia-launch-progress-ms-263p-iss/

Alter Sachse · « **Reply #62 on:** 03/31/2016 06:16 pm »

A few facts:
It was the fourth Soyuz launch in this month (!)
launch time 16:23:57.351
launch mass 7285 kg
cargo 2425 kg
Soyuz 2 1A No. R15000-023

Nicolas PILLET · « **Reply #63 on:** 03/31/2016 06:57 pm »

Quote from: Prober on 03/31/2016 04:05 pm

MS= modified systems

Modernized systems, to be accurate !

MattMason · « **Reply #64 on:** 03/31/2016 07:03 pm »

That was some of the best animation I've ever seen. Congratulations Roscosmos!

Star One · « **Reply #65 on:** 03/31/2016 10:05 pm »

Quote from: MattMason on 03/31/2016 07:03 pm

That was some of the best animation I've ever seen. Congratulations Roscosmos!

It was certainly a fair old step up on the average level of animation on these things.

NovaSilisko · « **Reply #66 on:** 03/31/2016 11:26 pm »

Quote from: Star One on 03/31/2016 10:05 pm

Quote from: MattMason on 03/31/2016 07:03 pm
That was some of the best animation I've ever seen. Congratulations Roscosmos!

It was certainly a fair old step up on the average level of animation on these things.

It looked to be prerendered, not based on live telemetry. Still, with real-time gaming graphics as good as they are nowadays, it would be pretty nice (and 100% possible) to have a photoreal external view with motion based on telemetry.

edkyle99 · « **Reply #67 on:** 03/31/2016 11:32 pm »

Have we seen the last Soyuz-U launch?

- Ed Kyle

Rocket Science · « **Reply #68 on:** 03/31/2016 11:48 pm »

Congrats on the mission thus far!

Real nice 12 seconds of flight footage...

Sam Ho · « **Reply #69 on:** 04/01/2016 12:20 am »

Quote from: edkyle99 on 03/31/2016 11:32 pm

Have we seen the last Soyuz-U launch?

- Ed Kyle

Anik said there should be 3 more left:

Quote from: anik on 06/20/2015 12:40 pm

Five ordered Soyuz-U are left:
27М135С/Т15000-142 for Progress M-28M has been produced 29.07.2013
9М136С/Т15000-145 for Progress MС-4 has been produced 31.01.2014
18М136С/Г15000-146 for Progress M-29M has been produced 29.04.2014
34М136С/Г15000-147 for Progress MС-5 has been produced 27.01.2015
39М136С/Р15000-148 for Progress MС-3 has been produced 16.02.2015

Seven ordered Soyuz-FG are left:
17М136С/Г15000-052 for Soyuz TMA-17M has been produced 29.03.2014
26М136С/Г15000-054 for Soyuz TMA-18M has been produced 29.08.2014
29М136С/Г15000-055 for Soyuz TMA-19M has been produced 30.09.2014
37М136С/Р15000-056 for Soyuz MS has been produced 30.04.2015
43М136С/Р15000-057 for Soyuz in production
8М137С for Soyuz in production
13М137С for Soyuz in production

Targeteer · « **Reply #70 on:** 04/01/2016 02:46 am »

https://www.facebook.com/NASAAstronautJeffWilliams/photos/pcb.554646794718152/554646634718168/?type=3&theater

Today’s ‪#‎Progress‬ launch occurred about 5 minutes before we passed over the launch site in Baikonur. Sunset occurred for us about a minute later and shortly after we caught site of the rocket ahead and below us from the Cupola. We continued to catch up to it until it was directly below. We saw the flash of 3rd stage ignition and the subsequent 3rd stage was spectacular. Here are some of the best shots taken from the International Space Station. (note the one taken just after the moment of engine cutoff!)

Spectacular!

…and fresh fruit is on the way!!

Alter Sachse · « **Reply #71 on:** 04/01/2016 04:07 am »

Quote from: Nicolas PILLET on 03/31/2016 08:44 am

Quote from: Satori on 03/30/2016 10:39 pm
On the cargo manifest published by TsUP, there is a reference to a nano-satellite named ГПУ-120 Томск. Is there any other information about this sat?

Yes, on the first page of this thread !

I found different names of the subsatellite
GPU-120 Tomsk and TPU-120 Tomsk.
I think TPU is right (Tomsk Polytechnic University).

JimO · « **Reply #72 on:** 04/01/2016 04:22 am »

Quote from: Nicolas PILLET on 03/31/2016 06:57 pm

Quote from: Prober on 03/31/2016 04:05 pm
MS= modified systems

Modernized systems, to be accurate !

Do we have more details on the Soyuz-MS upgrades?

darkenfast · « **Reply #73 on:** 04/01/2016 04:47 am »

I noticed guys running in front of the pad cam at about 40 seconds after launch. They don't waste any time!

ZachS09 · « **Reply #74 on:** 04/01/2016 05:14 am »

Quote from: Targeteer on 04/01/2016 02:46 am

https://www.facebook.com/NASAAstronautJeffWilliams/photos/pcb.554646794718152/554646634718168/?type=3&theater

Today’s ‪#‎Progress‬ launch occurred about 5 minutes before we passed over the launch site in Baikonur. Sunset occurred for us about a minute later and shortly after we caught site of the rocket ahead and below us from the Cupola. We continued to catch up to it until it was directly below. We saw the flash of 3rd stage ignition and the subsequent 3rd stage was spectacular. Here are some of the best shots taken from the International Space Station. (note the one taken just after the moment of engine cutoff!)

Spectacular!

…and fresh fruit is on the way!!

I'm guessing this was a "twilight phenomenon" late into the ascent...

Skyrocket · « **Reply #75 on:** 04/01/2016 06:49 am »

Quote from: Alter Sachse on 04/01/2016 04:07 am

Quote from: Nicolas PILLET on 03/31/2016 08:44 am
Quote from: Satori on 03/30/2016 10:39 pm
On the cargo manifest published by TsUP, there is a reference to a nano-satellite named ГПУ-120 Томск. Is there any other information about this sat?

Yes, on the first page of this thread !
I found different names of the subsatellite
GPU-120 Tomsk and TPU-120 Tomsk.
I think TPU is right (Tomsk Polytechnic University).

The photo of the satellite says "Tomsk TPU 120"

Phillip Clark · « **Reply #76 on:** 04/01/2016 09:57 am »

Posted on Facebook by Roscosmos. Remember today's date.

Информационное сообщение о полете грузового корабля «Прогресс МС-02»

Стыковка грузового корабля «Прогресс МС-02» с МКС переносится на шесть суток в связи с экспериментальной миссией по облету Луны и доставке на ее поверхность продуктов питания для сотрудников российской лунной базы.

В настоящее время «Прогресс» успешно следует заданной траектории полета к единственному естественному спутнику Земли, с кораблем установлена и поддерживается устойчивая телеметрическая связь. По расчетам баллистической службы 3 апреля корабль достигнет лунной орбиты, совершит облет и из пусковых контейнеров осуществит запуск капсул с продуктами питания, которые так ждут "лунные космонавты" РОСКОСМОСА.

РОСКОСКОСМОС продолжит информировать о ходе экспериментальной миссии по мере поступления новых сообщений из Центра управления полетами.

Satori · « **Reply #77 on:** 04/01/2016 11:28 am »

Launch images from RKK Energia: http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss47/progress_ms-02/photo_03-31.html

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #78 on:** 04/01/2016 12:12 pm »

Quote from: Phillip Clark on 04/01/2016 09:57 am

Posted on Facebook by Roscosmos. Remember today's date.

Информационное сообщение о полете грузового корабля «Прогресс МС-02»

Стыковка грузового корабля «Прогресс МС-02» с МКС переносится на шесть суток в связи с экспериментальной миссией по облету Луны и доставке на ее поверхность продуктов питания для сотрудников российской лунной базы.

В настоящее время «Прогресс» успешно следует заданной траектории полета к единственному естественному спутнику Земли, с кораблем установлена и поддерживается устойчивая телеметрическая связь. По расчетам баллистической службы 3 апреля корабль достигнет лунной орбиты, совершит облет и из пусковых контейнеров осуществит запуск капсул с продуктами питания, которые так ждут "лунные космонавты" РОСКОСМОСА.

РОСКОСКОСМОС продолжит информировать о ходе экспериментальной миссии по мере поступления новых сообщений из Центра управления полетами.

I always thought that the honor of the 1st lunar orbital logistics supply vehicle should go to a Progress.

asmi · « **Reply #79 on:** 04/01/2016 03:00 pm »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 04/01/2016 12:12 pm

I always thought that the honor of the 1st lunar orbital logistics supply vehicle should go to a Progress.

I wonder how to dispose of them though - there is no atmosphere so destructive reentry is off the table, and sending them to the Earth for reentry sounds like a waste of fuel (and thus cargo capacity).

DaveS · « **Reply #80 on:** 04/01/2016 04:07 pm »

Quote from: asmi on 04/01/2016 03:00 pm

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 04/01/2016 12:12 pm
I always thought that the honor of the 1st lunar orbital logistics supply vehicle should go to a Progress.
I wonder how to dispose of them though - there is no atmosphere so destructive reentry is off the table, and sending them to the Earth for reentry sounds like a waste of fuel (and thus cargo capacity).

How about just a intentional crash into the lunar surface? Would not be much different from how they are gotten rid of now sans the atmosphere.

asmi · « **Reply #81 on:** 04/01/2016 05:13 pm »

Quote from: DaveS on 04/01/2016 04:07 pm

How about just a intentional crash into the lunar surface? Would not be much different from how they are gotten rid of now sans the atmosphere.

Surface contamination? You can't be sure what does or doesn't survive such crash. This is obviously not a problem for the Earth, but it could be for the Moon.

Sam Ho · « **Reply #82 on:** 04/01/2016 09:51 pm »

Quote from: asmi on 04/01/2016 05:13 pm

Quote from: DaveS on 04/01/2016 04:07 pm
How about just a intentional crash into the lunar surface? Would not be much different from how they are gotten rid of now sans the atmosphere.
Surface contamination? You can't be sure what does or doesn't survive such crash. This is obviously not a problem for the Earth, but it could be for the Moon.

The Moon is Planetary Protection Category II. That basically means you have to have a plan to avoid hitting anything important, and document that plan and where the hardware ended up, but do not have to implement any particular planetary protection requirements.

rpapo · « **Reply #83 on:** 04/01/2016 10:00 pm »

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_artificial_objects_on_the_Moon. What they need to do is designate a particular crater as the dumping ground, rather than scattering stuff all over the place as they currently do.

But isn't this off topic for the Progress going to the ISS?

Targeteer · « **Reply #84 on:** 04/02/2016 12:59 am »

Fascinating attempt at seeing the Progress... Just had a zenith pass of the ISS and trailing behind was a rapidly flashing object, off track at a slightly higher inclination or so it appeared, that caught up to and passed the ISS at a stunning rate. Could not believe it's crossing rate in the sky. The third stage?

Targeteer · « **Reply #85 on:** 04/02/2016 01:28 pm »

It appears the Russian crew has sleep shifted due to the arrival of the Progress late in their usual crew day. The morning DPC with Moscow just occurred with no update on the Progress.

Prober · « **Reply #86 on:** 04/02/2016 02:46 pm »

Quote from: Prober on 03/06/2016 05:00 pm

Do we have picture of CubeSat?

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=33141.msg1499215#msg1499215

looks like the 3D printer community is covering this (not a bad article)

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=33141.msg1510731#msg1510731

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #87 on:** 04/02/2016 04:29 pm »

45 mins to live NASA TV coverage.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #88 on:** 04/02/2016 05:11 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #89 on:** 04/02/2016 05:15 pm »

200 people watching $:-\$

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #90 on:** 04/02/2016 05:16 pm »

Sir Rob of Navias.

Prober · « **Reply #91 on:** 04/02/2016 05:16 pm »

team 2 online

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #92 on:** 04/02/2016 05:16 pm »

MCC-M

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #93 on:** 04/02/2016 05:17 pm »

Welcoming committee.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #94 on:** 04/02/2016 05:18 pm »

View from onboard.

Prober · « **Reply #95 on:** 04/02/2016 05:24 pm »

progress @ 9m per sec.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #96 on:** 04/02/2016 05:28 pm »

Tally Ho.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #97 on:** 04/02/2016 05:28 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #98 on:** 04/02/2016 05:30 pm »

Prober · « **Reply #99 on:** 04/02/2016 05:34 pm »

6 min until flyaround

Prober · « **Reply #100 on:** 04/02/2016 05:35 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #101 on:** 04/02/2016 05:36 pm »

Always impressive:

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #102 on:** 04/02/2016 05:38 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #103 on:** 04/02/2016 05:38 pm »

Flyaround.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #104 on:** 04/02/2016 05:39 pm »

300 meters.

Prober · « **Reply #105 on:** 04/02/2016 05:40 pm »

In fly around

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #106 on:** 04/02/2016 05:42 pm »

250 meters.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #107 on:** 04/02/2016 05:43 pm »

Prober · « **Reply #108 on:** 04/02/2016 05:43 pm »

better pic

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #109 on:** 04/02/2016 05:44 pm »

Some great views this time!

Prober · « **Reply #110 on:** 04/02/2016 05:44 pm »

flyaround almost complete

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #111 on:** 04/02/2016 05:48 pm »

Loads of steering, but all nominal.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #112 on:** 04/02/2016 05:48 pm »

Final approach.

Prober · « **Reply #113 on:** 04/02/2016 05:49 pm »

on final

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #114 on:** 04/02/2016 05:51 pm »

65 meters.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #115 on:** 04/02/2016 05:52 pm »

45 meters.

Prober · « **Reply #116 on:** 04/02/2016 05:54 pm »

there we see it

PGNCSandAGC · « **Reply #117 on:** 04/02/2016 05:54 pm »

A gentleman to explain what is all the telemtry we can see on the onboard Progress camera ?

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #118 on:** 04/02/2016 05:54 pm »

30 meters.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #119 on:** 04/02/2016 05:55 pm »

KURS Antenna retracted.

Prober · « **Reply #120 on:** 04/02/2016 05:57 pm »

looks like very smooth alignment

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #121 on:** 04/02/2016 05:58 pm »

Contact and Capture!

Prober · « **Reply #122 on:** 04/02/2016 05:59 pm »

interesting graphic upper left
note slow moving animation

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #123 on:** 04/02/2016 06:02 pm »

Chris G's article updated:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/04/russia-launch-progress-ms-263p-iss/

Thanks to Prober for the assist with coverage!

Prober · « **Reply #124 on:** 04/02/2016 06:03 pm »

driving hooks

Mapperuo · « **Reply #125 on:** 04/02/2016 06:12 pm »

Phillip Clark · « **Reply #126 on:** 04/02/2016 06:26 pm »

Well done to the Progress-MS 2 controllers. As usual, the docking is on time without the hype and overblown publicity you get elsewhere.

Mark McCombs · « **Reply #127 on:** 04/03/2016 01:17 am »

Just got to watch the vid. Congrats to Pockocmoc and the Progress and ISS teams.

northenarc · « **Reply #128 on:** 04/03/2016 07:01 am »

Full video from Roscosmos, no commentary

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #129 on:** 04/03/2016 07:24 am »

Quote from: PGNCSandAGC on 04/02/2016 05:54 pm

A gentleman to explain what is all the telemtry we can see on the onboard Progress camera ?

At the bottom left is range (rho in km) and range rate (rho dot in m/s or m/c in Russian). omega x, y and z at the top right are angle rates (degrees per second), possibly between ISS and Progress. Then we have three angles, and then two angles (psi~ and g~). Not sure what they measure, but probably the angles between ISS and Progress. The bottom right values are Omega y and z. I don't know what these are, but Omega might mean some difference value. At very top right is Time (hours:minutes:seconds).

jacqmans · « **Reply #130 on:** 04/03/2016 11:36 am »

Phillip Clark · « **Reply #131 on:** 04/05/2016 04:50 am »

Why is it that Russian cargo freighter threads like this are bumped back to the Russian section after docking has been completed, while the threads of US Cygnus cargo freighters remain in the "live" section?

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #132 on:** 04/05/2016 08:29 am »

Quote from: Phillip Clark on 04/05/2016 04:50 am

Why is it that Russian cargo freighter threads like this are bumped back to the Russian section after docking has been completed, while the threads of US Cygnus cargo freighters remain in the "live" section?

Maybe because:
1. Progress ships are parked for a far longer time than the other logistics ships
2. more "stuff" happens with the flights of the other ships while everyone expect the Progress to work
3. people don't note them much given the quarterly flight frequency?

As someone who have been fighting against Progress discrimination here, maybe I can ask around for other opinions.....

Phillip Clark · « **Reply #133 on:** 04/05/2016 09:45 am »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 04/05/2016 08:29 am

As someone who have been fighting against Progress discrimination here, maybe I can ask around for other opinions.....

Let's start the Progress Equality and Liberation Front.

eric z · « **Reply #134 on:** 04/05/2016 10:01 am »

I would like to see all the ISS cargo missions by any type of freighter be at least cross-referenced in the ISS section itself. Even after a few years on this site, and with my poor computer-skills to boot

, I find the endless number of threads to be overwhelming. Over at the space-policy section the comments seem to all spill over thread-lines no matter what the nominal topic; I'm never sure where to post my humble opinions because they don't always seem to fit the exact parameters of the subject-lucky for their readers!
I want more coverage in general about the international activities on ISS, what the partners are up to...we get daily updates, which are great BTW, on the US segments but very little about what's going on in the Russian segment, unless I just don't know where to look! Thanks! Free Progress!

Joachim · « **Reply #135 on:** 04/05/2016 10:44 am »

It is not only Progress.
We see very little about the Russian activities onboard ISS. Photos of Russian cosmonauts are very rare. Sometimes it looks that there are only US astronauts onboard. I know for sure that are a lot of photos with cosmonauts (alone) or together with astronauts exist. NASA should publish them too.
Back to Progress: About every Dragon and Cygnus craft we see pictures of the docking. About Progress MS-02 docking I've seen none.

mtakala24 · « **Reply #136 on:** 04/05/2016 10:48 pm »

Quarterly Progress dockings? I think I read somewhere that Roscosmos is reducing them to 3 per year due to financial reasons. Have they reversed their decision, or did I read wrong?

vapour_nudge · « **Reply #137 on:** 04/05/2016 11:06 pm »

From 4 down to 3? That's a quarter reduction :-)

Alter Sachse · « **Reply #138 on:** 04/05/2016 11:18 pm »

The following are planned:
MS 03   04.07.2016
MS 04   20.10.2016
MS 05   feb 2017
MS 06   2017
MS 07   2017
MUM     2018
MS 08   2018
MS 09   2018
MS 10   2018
MS 11   22.02.2019
MS 12   01.07.2019
MS 13   16.10.2019
You can read at "Plan of Russian space launches (part 2)"

asmi · « **Reply #139 on:** 04/06/2016 03:13 am »

Quote from: Alter Sachse on 04/05/2016 11:18 pm

The following are planned:
MS 03   04.07.2016
MS 04   20.10.2016
MS 05   feb 2017
MS 06   2017
MS 07   2017
MUM     2018
MS 08   2018
MS 09   2018
MS 10   2018
MS 11   22.02.2019
MS 12   01.07.2019
MS 13   16.10.2019
You can read at "Plan of Russian space launches (part 2)

This looks more like 3.5 flights a year.

Phillip Clark · « **Reply #140 on:** 04/06/2016 06:40 am »

Quote from: asmi on 04/06/2016 03:13 am

Quote from: Alter Sachse on 04/05/2016 11:18 pm
The following are planned:
MS 03   04.07.2016
MS 04   20.10.2016
MS 05   feb 2017
MS 06   2017
MS 07   2017
MUM     2018
MS 08   2018
MS 09   2018
MS 10   2018
MS 11   22.02.2019
MS 12   01.07.2019
MS 13   16.10.2019
You can read at "Plan of Russian space launches (part 2)
This looks more like 3.5 flights a year.

Assuming that one day both Dragon and Cygnus are capable of reliably launching on time at the first attempt, then with two series of US cargo freighters in service the need for Progress missions might well decline. Or maybe Progress will supply the Russians and the US freighters will supply the Americans on ISS.

Alter Sachse · « **Reply #141 on:** 04/06/2016 07:53 am »

Progress launches since 2011
2011:5 launches (4 successful)
2012:4 launches
2013:4 launches
2014:4 launches
2015:5 launches (Progress M 27M without docking)

Star One · « **Reply #142 on:** 04/06/2016 07:59 am »

Quote from: Phillip Clark on 04/06/2016 06:40 am

Quote from: asmi on 04/06/2016 03:13 am
Quote from: Alter Sachse on 04/05/2016 11:18 pm
The following are planned:
MS 0304.07.2016
MS 0420.10.2016
MS 05feb 2017
MS 062017
MS 072017
MUM 2018
MS 082018
MS 092018
MS 102018
MS 1122.02.2019
MS 1201.07.2019
MS 1316.10.2019
You can read at "Plan of Russian space launches (part 2)
This looks more like 3.5 flights a year.

Assuming that one day both Dragon and Cygnus are capable of reliably launching on time at the first attempt, then with two series of US cargo freighters in service the need for Progress missions might well decline. Or maybe Progress will supply the Russians and the US freighters will supply the Americans on ISS.

Only Progress can now re-fuel ISS. I don't know how fast ISS uses up this particular item, but that's always going to dictate a certain flight rate.

Stan Black · « **Reply #143 on:** 04/06/2016 03:36 pm »

Quote from: Alter Sachse on 04/05/2016 11:18 pm

The following are planned:
MS 03   04.07.2016
MS 04   20.10.2016
MS 05   feb 2017
MS 06   2017
MS 07   2017
MUM     2018
MS 08   2018
MS 09   2018
MS 10   2018
MS 11   22.02.2019
MS 12   01.07.2019
MS 13   16.10.2019
You can read at "Plan of Russian space launches (part 2)" :D

See also here:-
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=39741.0#msg1500660

Targeteer · « **Reply #144 on:** 04/06/2016 07:19 pm »

Quote from: Phillip Clark on 04/06/2016 06:40 am

Quote from: asmi on 04/06/2016 03:13 am
Quote from: Alter Sachse on 04/05/2016 11:18 pm
The following are planned:
MS 03   04.07.2016
MS 04   20.10.2016
MS 05   feb 2017
MS 06   2017
MS 07   2017
MUM     2018
MS 08   2018
MS 09   2018
MS 10   2018
MS 11   22.02.2019
MS 12   01.07.2019
MS 13   16.10.2019
You can read at "Plan of Russian space launches (part 2)
This looks more like 3.5 flights a year.

Or maybe Progress will supply the Russians and the US freighters will supply the Americans on ISS.

Looking at the available manifests for the US and Russian supply vehicles makes it pretty clear that the respective vehicles almost exclusively resupply the segment, and crews, they dock to. One recent Cygnus or Dragon listed only 20 pounds of "Russian Cargo." Listening to Cosmonaut transfer updates to the US segment after a Progress docking indicate US cargo is similarly rare on Russian spacecraft. One interesting note during a cargo ops transfer conference today. Most of the items were EDV-Us (yed a vay oohs) used primarily in the US and Russian toilets. They were all stored in the FGB indicating they were Russian cargo. Alternatively, both toilets are of Russian design and the pool of components for both may be kept in the Russian segment for "political correctness."

edit: case in point from this Dragon mission out of 3800 pounds of pressurized cargo "Russian Hardware 72.7 lbs. / 33 kg"

Lewis007 · « **Reply #145 on:** 04/07/2016 07:21 am »

Quote from: Joachim on 04/05/2016 10:44 am

It is not only Progress.
We see very little about the Russian activities onboard ISS. Photos of Russian cosmonauts are very rare. Sometimes it looks that there are only US astronauts onboard. I know for sure that are a lot of photos with cosmonauts (alone) or together with astronauts exist. NASA should publish them too.
Back to Progress: About every Dragon and Cygnus craft we see pictures of the docking. About Progress MS-02 docking I've seen none.

Three pics of the Progress MS-2 docking (posted by Jeffrey Williams).

PS remark: when answering to a post using the "quote" button, it is not possible to add pictures. I first typed my text and posted my reply, and then used "modify" button to add the pics. Can this be changed?

AnalogMan · « **Reply #146 on:** 04/07/2016 11:39 am »

Quote from: Lewis007 on 04/07/2016 07:21 am

[...]
PS remark: when answering to a post using the "quote" button, it is not possible to add pictures. I first typed my text and posted my reply, and then used "modify" button to add the pics. Can this be changed?

You need to click the "Preview" button (bottom right) rather than "Post" once you've typed your text into the quick reply box. This brings up the full set of tools for creating posts, including the ability to attach pictures.

gwiz · « **Reply #147 on:** 10/14/2016 01:41 pm »

Should be coming back to earth today - any news?

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #148 on:** 10/14/2016 01:48 pm »

Quote from: gwiz on 10/14/2016 01:41 pm

Should be coming back to earth today - any news?

Undocked at 09:37 UTC and should be down by now:
http://www.roscosmos.ru/22745/

Didn't know it was coming down today - I thought with the delay it would stay till November.

Alter Sachse · « **Reply #149 on:** 10/14/2016 01:57 pm »

Quote from: gwiz on 10/14/2016 01:41 pm

Should be coming back to earth today - any news?

http://www.russianspaceweb.com/progress-ms02.html

Progress MS-02 ends its mission

Progress MS-02 departed the ISS on October 14, 2016. The undocking command was issued at 12:37 Moscow Time (5:37 a.m. EDT) and the cargo ship parted with the station a minute and a half later.

The mission control in Korolev then began deorbiting operations. The spacecraft was programmed to begin the braking maneuver at 15:50 Moscow Time (8:50 a.m. EDT) to reenter the Earth's atmosphere. According to estimates, surviving debris of the cargo ship were to impact a remote part of the Pacific Ocean at 16:39 Moscow Time (7:39 a.m. EDT).

cletus · « **Reply #150 on:** 10/14/2016 06:50 pm »

Departure visible on this autorecorded ISS HDEV feed starting around 01:05:50

northenarc · « **Reply #151 on:** 10/14/2016 08:37 pm »

Departure videos, beware no audio except a loud test signal. (second video won't embed, its a longer departure sequence)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4THWuGL6us?t=6m5s

northenarc · « **Reply #152 on:** 10/14/2016 08:55 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASA_Astronauts/status/786928862307332096
“Progress spacecraft re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere in a blazing trail of plasma, as seen from @Space_Station" #AstroKate

catdlr · « **Reply #153 on:** 10/29/2016 11:59 pm »

RELIVE IN 3D! The preparations of Soyuz FG launch with technicians & engineers at Baikonur.

Dan Beaumont Space Museum

Published on Oct 28, 2016
For fans of 3D-video.
Baikonur Cosmodrome. Removal of a space rocket "Soyuz-FG" on the launch pad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H3cIZEQxHg?t=001

catdlr · « **Reply #154 on:** 10/30/2016 12:00 am »

Launch in 3D VIDEO ! Soyuz-U with Progress

Dan Beaumont Space Museum

Published on Oct 28, 2016
3D video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcNVmIAlz5o?t=001