Progress MS-34 cargo spacecraft launched from Baikonur successfully enters orbit
Russian cargo ship en route to ISS carrying 2.5 tons of supplies including fuel, water and oxygen
Auf einen Blick
- Progress MS-34 cargo spacecraft launched successfully from Baikonur spaceport aboard Soyuz-2.1a rocket at 1:22 a.m.
- The 7.4-ton spacecraft entered orbit at 1:30 a.m. and will dock with the ISS Zvezda module on April 28 at 12:01 a.m.
- The 95th resupply mission carries approximately 2.5 tons of cargo including 700 kg of fuel, 420 kg of drinking water, 50 kg of oxygen, and 1,348 kg of dry cargo.
KI-generierte Zusammenfassung
Warum es wichtig ist
The Progress MS-34 is the 95th resupply mission to the International Space Station conducted by Roscosmos. The Progress spacecraft series has been a cornerstone of ISS logistics since 1978, providing essential supplies including fuel, water, food, and equipment to maintain station operations.
MOSCOW, April 26. /TASS/. The Progress MS-34 cargo spacecraft, which was launched from the Baikonur spaceport, has successfully separated from the third stage of the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket, according to a Roscosmos broadcast.
The launch of the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with the Progress MS-34 cargo spacecraft took place successfully at 1:22 a.m. Moscow time (10:22 p.m. GMT on April 25) from the Baikonur spaceport. At 1:30 a.m. Moscow time (10:30 p.m. GMT on April 25), the rocket placed the approximately 7.4-ton spacecraft into orbit, which is now heading toward the International Space Station (ISS). The flight will take approximately 49.5 hours.
The spacecraft is expected to dock with the Zvezda module of the Russian segment of the ISS on April 28 at approximately 12:01 a.m. GMT. As part of the 95th resupply mission to the International Space Station, the cargo spacecraft will deliver about 2.5 tons of cargo, including 700 kilograms of fuel for the station, 420 kilograms of drinking water, and 50 kilograms of oxygen to replenish the ISS atmosphere.
In addition, the spacecraft will deliver 1,348 kilograms of dry cargo for the ISS-74 crew and station systems.
