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Soyuz-2.1a - Progress MS-11 Launch and Docking - April 4, 2019
by
Olaf
on 15 Dec, 2018 16:49
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#1
by
zubenelgenubi
on 30 Dec, 2018 06:30
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Some 2018 announcements/developments re:
Progress MS-11:
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2019
February 7 09:20 - Progress MS-11
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February 7 (09:20) – Progress MS-11 (No. 441) – Soyuz-FG – Baikonur, 1/5
https://ria.ru/science/20180719/1524909292.html
https://ria.ru/science/20181001/1529737640.html
Translation
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In addition, on February 8 (a day later than planned), the Progress MS-11 cargo ship is scheduled to be sent to the ISS...
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All manned launches are planned to be carried out from the first site of the Baikonur cosmodrome, and the launches of cargo ships from the 31st site, the Agency's interlocutor explained.
Google translation:
"Two Soyuz 2.1 missiles were delivered to Baikonur, a source at the cosmodrome told RIA Novosti. These are the first carriers who arrived here after a recent accident.
A train arrived from Samara, which delivered two Soyuz launch vehicles to the cosmodrome: Soyuz-2-1b, intended for the Egyptian satellite EgyptSat-A scheduled for December 27, and Soyuz-2-1a, which on February 8, 2019, the Progress MS-11 cargo ship should be put into orbit, the agency’s source said.
According to him, both launches will be held from the 31st platform."
https://ria.ru/science/20181019/1531018489.html
Progress MS-11 with Soyuz 2.1a!
March 28 – Progress MS-11 (No. 441)
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3806412
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#2
by
zubenelgenubi
on 07 Jan, 2019 05:30
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#3
by
zubenelgenubi
on 23 Jan, 2019 16:30
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#4
by
jacqmans
on 19 Mar, 2019 09:48
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03/19/2019
Progress MS-11 cargo ship allowed to refuel
The preparation of the Progress MS-11 cargo spacecraft for launch under the International Space Station (ISS) program continues.
Today, March 19, a technical management meeting was held, at which the readiness of the Progress MS-11 transport cargo spacecraft to refueling with propellant components and compressed gases was confirmed, and a decision was made to allow the product to be filled.
In accordance with the decision, a combined propulsion system and a refueling system for a cargo ship are allowed to work at a filling station. The equipment of the filling station is ready for operation.
The launch of the Progress MS-11 transport cargo spacecraft by the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle from the Baikonur cosmodrome is scheduled for April 4, 2019. The purpose of the flight is to deliver to the ISS the fuel, water and other cargo required for the station to be operated in manned mode.
https://www.roscosmos.ru/26218/
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#5
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Alter Sachse
on 22 Mar, 2019 13:10
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#6
by
Alter Sachse
on 28 Mar, 2019 09:48
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#7
by
whiztech
on 28 Mar, 2019 13:22
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#8
by
jacqmans
on 28 Mar, 2019 15:11
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March 28, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY M19-022
NASA Television to Broadcast Launch, Docking of Space Station Cargo Ship
A Russian Progress cargo ship is scheduled to launch on a three-hour flight to the International Space Station Thursday, April 4. Live coverage of the spacecraft’s launch and arrival will begin at 6:45 a.m. EDT on NASA Television and the agency’s website.
Loaded with three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the residents of the orbiting laboratory, the Progress 72 spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 7:01 a.m. (4:01 p.m. Baikonur time) on a Soyuz booster from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Progress will orbit Earth twice then rendezvous with the station, where it will dock to the Pirs docking compartment on the Russian segment of the complex. Live coverage of its arrival and docking will begin at 9:45 a.m., with docking scheduled for 10:25 a.m.
The spacecraft will remain at the orbital outpost until late July.
Get breaking news, images and features from the space station on Instagram and Twitter at:
https://instagram.com/issand
https://www.twitter.com/Space_Station
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#9
by
Targeteer
on 28 Mar, 2019 19:35
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Once again, taking bets on how many times the terms "keep out sphere" and "approach ellipsoid" are used during the docking...
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#10
by
eeergo
on 29 Mar, 2019 11:40
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Once again, taking bets on how many times the terms "keep out sphere" and "approach ellipsoid" are used during the docking...
I'm quite bemused you keep bringing this up after SpaceX's redenzvous (even when the exact same terminology has been used for ATV, HTV, Cygnus and Dragon-1s for years). Especially when you keep track of ISS comms so thoroughly (thanks for that, by the way).
ISS VVs entering service after 2000 need to comply with the SSP 50808 Intercept Definition Document, where the Regions Around ISS are defined (KOS, AE and comms disk). The publicly-accessible summary explicitly states these divisions and nomenclature do NOT apply to then-legacy systems such as STS, Soyuz, Progress, or (self-propelled) modules. See Section 1.1 (Scope) in the attached doc.
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#11
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Alter Sachse
on 29 Mar, 2019 12:22
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#12
by
Targeteer
on 30 Mar, 2019 04:46
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Once again, taking bets on how many times the terms "keep out sphere" and "approach ellipsoid" are used during the docking...
I'm quite bemused you keep bringing this up after SpaceX's redenzvous (even when the exact same terminology has been used for ATV, HTV, Cygnus and Dragon-1s for years). Especially when you keep track of ISS comms so thoroughly (thanks for that, by the way).
ISS VVs entering service after 2000 need to comply with the SSP 50808 Intercept Definition Document, where the Regions Around ISS are defined (KOS, AE and comms disk). The publicly-accessible summary explicitly states these divisions and nomenclature do NOT apply to then-legacy systems such as STS, Soyuz, Progress, or (self-propelled) modules. See Section 1.1 (Scope) in the attached doc.
Thanks for the answer. That's all I really wanted. My statement got me, and others who were wondering the same thing, clarification.
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#13
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Alter Sachse
on 30 Mar, 2019 10:52
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#14
by
whiztech
on 31 Mar, 2019 14:24
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#15
by
Alter Sachse
on 31 Mar, 2019 14:48
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#16
by
Alter Sachse
on 01 Apr, 2019 06:49
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launch planned April 4 11:01:35
docking planned April 4 14:24
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#17
by
Alter Sachse
on 01 Apr, 2019 06:58
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#18
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Alter Sachse
on 01 Apr, 2019 09:09
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#19
by
Alter Sachse
on 01 Apr, 2019 10:37
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#20
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ChrisGebhardt
on 01 Apr, 2019 15:55
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#21
by
Nicolas PILLET
on 01 Apr, 2019 17:08
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In the L2 document, there is still mention about AOS and LOS of Russian Ground Stations. But one would think this information is useless since the introduction of EKTS. It is not ?
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#22
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Olaf
on 01 Apr, 2019 17:21
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Any information about small satellites on board?
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#23
by
anik
on 02 Apr, 2019 09:15
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Any information about small satellites on board?
There are no small satellites.
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#24
by
Olaf
on 02 Apr, 2019 15:11
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Thank you.
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#25
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ChrisGebhardt
on 02 Apr, 2019 16:10
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In the L2 document, there is still mention about AOS and LOS of Russian Ground Stations. But one would think this information is useless since the introduction of EKTS. It is not ?
Telling controllers when to expect ground station LOS and AOS is not useless. They need to know when those things are expected. Orbital communication doesn't matter in that regard.
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#26
by
Rondaz
on 03 Apr, 2019 22:50
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Live on Thursday NASA TV Broadcasts Express Cargo Mission to Station
Mark Garcia Posted on April 3, 2019
NASA Television will provide live launch coverage of a Russian Progress cargo spacecraft carrying more than three-and-a-half tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 59 crew aboard the International Space Station. Watch live on NASA TV and the agency’s website beginning at 6:45 a.m. EDT.
The Progress 72 spacecraft is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 7:01 a.m. EDT (4:01 p.m. Baikonur time).
The Progress will orbit Earth twice then rendezvous with the station, where it will dock to the Pirs docking compartment on the Russian segment of the complex. Live coverage of its arrival and docking will begin at 9:45 a.m., with docking scheduled for 10:25 a.m.
The spacecraft will remain at the orbital outpost until late July.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2019/04/03/live-on-thursday-nasa-tv-broadcasts-express-cargo-mission-to-station/
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#27
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Joachim
on 04 Apr, 2019 05:38
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I always thought the name of this freighter is Progress MS-11 - and not Progress 72 as NASA says.
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#28
by
Phillip Clark
on 04 Apr, 2019 07:01
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I always thought the name of this freighter is Progress MS-11 - and not Progress 72 as NASA says.
NASA's egotistical public affairs staff think that they have the right to rename non-US spacecraft: of course they don't and therefore these made-up NASA designators should be totally ignored by anyone who takes spaceflight seriously. The correct name is Progress-MS 11 (OK, I admit that I relocate the hyphen so the name makes more sense!) or Progress serial number 441.
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#29
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Artyom.
on 04 Apr, 2019 08:21
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#30
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 09:32
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Video on Youtube.
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#31
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 09:34
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РОСКОСМОС
Verified account @roscosmos
6 minutes ago
In Less than an hour the direct broadcast of launch of the cargo ship #ПрогрессМС11 from Baikonur Baikonur will begin.
If you have questions about the upcoming launch, ask them in the comments under this publication, the answers to the best of them you will hear live!
twitter.com/roscosmos/status/1113734575467970560
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#32
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Chris Bergin
on 04 Apr, 2019 09:53
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#33
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:04
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Livestream about to start.
РОСКОСМОС
Verified account @roscosmos
1 minute ago
#ProgressMS11: Live broadcast from the #Baikonur cosmodrome →
http://online.roscosmos.ru The launch is scheduled on April 4 at 11:01 UTC
twitter.com/roscosmos/status/1113743494030475264
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#34
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:06
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I think the stream in only on the Russian version of Youtube.
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#35
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:12
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Even at 480p, the video occasionally stops.
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#36
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:17
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T-45 minutes. Our Russian commentators.
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#37
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:19
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The second link on the page (CDN Video) seems to work better for me.
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#38
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:20
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Access towers coming down.
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#39
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:23
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T-40 minutes. About half way down.
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#40
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:24
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Looks like a nice day in Baikonur!
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#41
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:28
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T-35 minutes. Showing payload preparation video.
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#42
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:28
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Back live. Towers are down.
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#43
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:33
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T-30 minutes. Progress MS description.
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#44
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:38
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T-25 minutes. Another integration video.
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#45
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:39
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#46
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Chris Bergin
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:41
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#47
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:43
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T-20 minutes. Video of doing some tests on Progress.
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#48
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:44
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#49
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Chris Bergin
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:46
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How tall you look, Soyuz 2-1a!
#AspectRatio
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#50
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:48
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T-15 minutes. Another prerecorded video.
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#51
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Chris Bergin
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:49
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#52
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:51
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#53
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:53
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T-10 minutes. Hoovering Progress.
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#54
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:54
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#55
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:54
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#56
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:56
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#57
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:57
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#58
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:58
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#59
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 10:59
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T-3 minutes. Finally back live!
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#60
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 11:01
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#61
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 11:02
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T-1 minute. Umbilical separated.
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#62
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 11:02
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#63
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Chris Bergin
on 04 Apr, 2019 11:03
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#64
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Chris Bergin
on 04 Apr, 2019 11:03
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#65
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 11:03
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#66
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 11:04
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T+2 minutes. First stage separation.
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#67
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Chris Bergin
on 04 Apr, 2019 11:04
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#68
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 11:05
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T+3 minutes 5 seconds. Fairing separation.
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#69
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 11:06
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#70
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 11:08
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Second stage separation.
T+5 minutes.
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#71
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 11:08
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#72
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 11:09
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#73
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 11:10
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#74
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Chris Bergin
on 04 Apr, 2019 11:11
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Successful ride to orbit for Progress MS-11 on Soyuz 2-1a.
If all look nominal during this first orbital leg, they'll go for the two orbit trip to the ISS, with docking in just over three hours time.
Thanks again to Steven for the coverage!
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#75
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 11:11
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#76
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 11:12
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#77
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 11:13
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#78
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 11:14
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#79
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Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Apr, 2019 11:16
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NASA TV wrapping up. Upcoming coverage.
Congratulations to Roscosmos for the successful launch! Also thanks for providing full coverage this time. :-)
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#80
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Salo
on 04 Apr, 2019 11:45
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Liftoff - 11:01:34.264 UTC.
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#81
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eeergo
on 04 Apr, 2019 12:43
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#82
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Chris Bergin
on 04 Apr, 2019 13:48
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Docking coverage:
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#83
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Chris Bergin
on 04 Apr, 2019 13:49
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#84
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Chris Bergin
on 04 Apr, 2019 13:54
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#85
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Chris Bergin
on 04 Apr, 2019 13:57
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Progress has Tally Ho too.
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#86
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Chris Bergin
on 04 Apr, 2019 14:01
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#87
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Chris Bergin
on 04 Apr, 2019 14:06
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#88
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Chris Bergin
on 04 Apr, 2019 14:08
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#89
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Chris Bergin
on 04 Apr, 2019 14:13
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#90
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Chris Bergin
on 04 Apr, 2019 14:15
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#91
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Chris Bergin
on 04 Apr, 2019 14:19
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#92
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Chris Bergin
on 04 Apr, 2019 14:24
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#93
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eeergo
on 04 Apr, 2019 14:35
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Nice, the fastest launch-to-docking to any space station happened:
- just as the first private/Israeli lunar probe was executing its LOI burn,
- a couple of hours before another Soyuz vehicle launches from a different continent completing the first large satellite constellation after Iridium/Iridium-NEXT,
- a few hours before the first Block-5 FH is static-fire tested, and
- a few hours before PSP shatters the record on fastest man-made heliocentric velocity at almost 0.03c.
- Not to forget the first artificial crater creation on an asteroid happening about 12h from now!
Also, some other not-firsts but nevertheless cool space events like the RS-25 and GEM-63 testings are happening this spacey Thursday!
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#94
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Salo
on 04 Apr, 2019 14:55
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#95
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 04 Apr, 2019 15:04
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#96
by
eeergo
on 04 Apr, 2019 16:09
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Wow!
This is what the today's launch of Soyuz-2.1-a carrier rocket with a cargo ship looked like #ПрогрессМС11 🚀: Cc "Yuzhny"
Interesting that the exhausts, at least in the large nozzles, look translucent - I'd never appreciated such an effect on kerosene engines, I thought the incandescent hydrocarbons were mostly opaque to visible light! Does RD-107A/108A run at a comparatively oxidizer-rich setting?
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#97
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whiztech
on 04 Apr, 2019 16:41
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#98
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eeergo
on 04 Apr, 2019 16:44
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#99
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eeergo
on 04 Apr, 2019 16:46
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#100
by
Targeteer
on 04 Apr, 2019 17:55
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Pressure has equalized and the crew was given a go for hatch opening
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#101
by
Targeteer
on 04 Apr, 2019 17:57
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air ducts being routed into Progress
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#102
by
Targeteer
on 04 Apr, 2019 18:05
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cleared for cargo unloading
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#103
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zubenelgenubi
on 28 Jul, 2019 17:06
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#104
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whiztech
on 29 Jul, 2019 10:47
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#105
by
zubenelgenubi
on 29 Jul, 2019 13:41
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Cross-post:
https://ria.ru/20190729/1556955962.html
Google translate:
A source in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti that the unfolding of Progress MS-11 from the Pirs module of the Russian segment of the ISS is planned at 13.44 Moscow time.
According to the agency interlocutor, at 16.50 Moscow time the ship will turn on the engine for braking for information from orbit. As a result, Progress MS-11 will enter the atmosphere and collapse. Unburnt elements of its structure will fall in the South Pacific at 17.32 MSK.
13:44 MST = 1044 UTC
EDIT for math
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#106
by
SMS
on 29 Jul, 2019 15:22
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#107
by
SMS
on 29 Jul, 2019 20:40
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#108
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jacqmans
on 20 Aug, 2019 06:43
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Russia's Progress 72 cargo craft above Mozambique
iss060e014984 (July 29, 2019) --- Russia's Progress 72 cargo craft is pictured shortly before undocking from the Pirs docking compartment. The International Space Station was orbiting 262 miles above Mozambique when this photograph was taken.
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