Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-28 (89P)
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Aug. 15, 2024, 3:20 a.m. - Aug. 15, 2024, 3:20 a.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Aug. 15, 2024, 3:20 a.m. - Aug. 15, 2024, 3:20 a.m.
Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Successful launch onto the ISS rendezvous trajectory
Liftoff
Official Webcast by Роскосмос ТВ has started
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Updated T-0.
The Soyuz 2.1A converted the flight control system from analog to digital, which allowed launch from fixed platforms. It also allowed big fairings and payloads. It is currently used for crewed Soyuz and Progress flights to the ISS.
Progress-MS 28 is a Progress spacecraft used by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS).
Progress-MS DetailsProgress Rocket Space Centre, formerly known as TsSKB-Progress, is a space science and aerospace research company which is known for manufacturing launch vehicles and satellites. Most notably, Progress Rocket Space Centre is the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles.
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