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Progress MS-24

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Progress MS-24
Progress MS-24 approaching the ISS
NamesProgress 85P
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorRoscosmos
COSPAR ID2023-125A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.57691Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration174 days, 4 hours and 8 minutes
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftProgress MS-24 no.454
Spacecraft typeProgress MS
ManufacturerEnergia
Launch mass7000 kg
Start of mission
Launch date23 August 2023, 01:08 UTC[1][2]
RocketSoyuz-2.1a
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 31
ContractorProgress Rocket Space Centre
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date13 February 2024, 05:16 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.65°
Docking with ISS
Docking portZvezda aft
Docking date25 August 2023, 03:45 UTC[1][2]
Undocking date13 February 2024, 02:09 UTC
Time docked171 days, 22 hours and 24 minutes
Progress ISS Resupply

Progress MS-24 (Russian: Прогресс МC-24), Russian production No.454, identified by NASA as Progress 85P, is a Progress spaceflight launched by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS).[1][2] It is the 177th flight of a Progress spacecraft.

Launch

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A Soyuz-2.1a launched Progress MS-24 to the International Space Station from Baikonur Site 31 on 23 August 2023.[3] Around 2 days after the launch, Progress MS-24 automatically docked with Zvezda and continues its mission, supporting Expedition 70 aboard the ISS.[3]

Cargo

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The MS-24 cargo capacity is 2,500 kg (5,500 lb) as follows:[4][5]

  • Dry cargo: 1,535 kg (3,384 lb)
  • Fuel: 500 kg (1,100 lb)
  • Nitrogen: 40 kg (88 lb)
  • Water: 420 kg (930 lb)[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Progress MS-24 to resupply ISS". www.russianspaceweb.com. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Kiseleva, Mariia (11 September 2023). "Soyuz MS-24 | Soyuz 2.1a". Everyday Astronaut. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Russian Cargo Mission Docks to Space Station, Crew-7 Launch Delayed | Aviation Week Network". aviationweek.com. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  4. ^ Graf, Abby (22 August 2023). "Progress Cargo Craft Successfully Launches to Station". blogs.nasa.gov. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Soyuz rocket with Progress MS-24 cargo spacecraft installed on Baikonur's launch pad". TASS. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  6. ^ Now, Spaceflight. "Russia launches cargo ship to the International Space Station – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved 13 September 2023.