The Progress MS-33 cargo ship is sunk in the Pacific Ocean after undocking from the ISS
Quick Look
- The Progress MS-33 cargo ship undocked from the International Space Station on September 7 and was sunk in a non-navigable area of the Pacific Ocean.
- The spacecraft delivered more than 800 kg of fuel, 420 kg of drinking water, 50 kg of oxygen and equipment for the Sun-Terahertz experiment to the ISS.
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Why It Matters
The Progress MS-33 spacecraft was launched on March 22 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on a Soyuz-2.1a rocket and delivered cargo to the ISS to support the operation of the station and scientific experiments.
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The Progress MS-33 cargo ship undocked from the International Space Station and was sunk in a non-navigable area of the Pacific Ocean.
The Progress MS-33 spacecraft was launched on March 22 and delivered more than 800 kilograms of fuel, 420 kilograms of drinking water, 50 kilograms of oxygen and other equipment to the ISS.
Progress MS-33 also delivered to the station the equipment of the Sun-Terahertz experiment to study solar flares.
MOSCOW, September 7 - RIA Novosti. The Progress MS-33 cargo ship, which undocked from the International Space Station on Monday, was sunk in a non-navigable area of the Pacific Ocean, Roscosmos reported.
“The mission is completed: the Progress cargo ship is deorbited... Unburned structural elements of the ship fell in a non-navigable area of the Pacific Ocean,” the state corporation said in a statement on the Max platform.
The spacecraft was launched on a Soyuz-2.1a rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on March 22 and docked with the station two days later. It departed from the ISS at 18.18 Moscow time on September 7.
The ship's propulsion system was turned on for braking at 21.27 Moscow time, after which it entered the dense layers of the atmosphere and collapsed.
Open Questions
- What exactly were the results obtained by the Sun-Terahertz experiment while on the ISS?
