Progress MS-23

Progress MS-23 (Russian: Прогресс МC-23), Russian production No.453, identified by NASA as Progress 84P, is a Progress spaceflight launched by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). It is the 174rd flight of a Progress spacecraft.

Progress MS-23
NamesProgress 84P
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorRoscosmos
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftProgress MS-23 no.453
Spacecraft typeProgress MS
ManufacturerEnergia
Launch mass7000 kg
Start of mission
Launch dateMay 2023 (planned)
RocketSoyuz-2.1a
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 31
ContractorProgress Rocket Space Centre
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited (planned)
Decay date2023 (planned)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.65°
Docking with ISS
Progress ISS Resupply
 

History

The Progress-MS is an uncrewed freighter based on the Progress-M featuring improved avionics. This improved variant first launched on 21 December 2015. It has the following improvements:[1][2][3][4]

  • New external compartment that enables it to deploy satellites. Each compartment can hold up to four launch containers. First time installed on Progress MS-03.
  • Enhanced redundancy thanks to the addition of a backup system of electrical motors for the docking and sealing mechanism.
  • Improved Micrometeoroid (MMOD) protection with additional panels in the cargo compartment.
  • Luch Russian relay satellites link capabilities enable telemetry and control even when not in direct view of ground radio stations.
  • GNSS autonomous navigation enables real time determination of the status vector and orbital parameters dispensing with the need of ground station orbit determination.
  • Real time relative navigation thanks to direct radio data exchange capabilities with the space station.
  • New digital radio that enables enhanced TV camera view for the docking operations.
  • Unified Command Telemetry System (UCTS) replaces previous Ukrainian Chezara Kvant-V as the Progress spacecraft's on-board radio and antenna/feeder system.
  • Replacement of the Kurs A with Kurs NA digital system.

Launch

A Soyuz-2.1a is planned to launch Progress MS-23 to the International Space Station from Baikonur Site 31 in May 2023 [5][6][7][8] supporting Expedition 69 and Expedition 70 missions aboard the ISS.

Cargo

The MS-23 cargo capacity is 0 kg (0 lb) as follows:

  • Dry cargo: 0 kg (0 lb)
  • Fuel: 0 kg (0 lb)
  • Oxygen: 0 kg (0 lb)
  • Water: 0 kg (0 lb)

See also

References
  1. Krebs, Gunter (1 December 2015). "Progress-MS 01-19". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. "Progress MS-20". NSSDCA. NASA. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. Zak, Anatoly. "Progress-MS cargo ship series". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. Blau, Patrick (1 December 2015). "Progress MS Spacecraft". Spaceflight101. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  5. "Россия отправит к МКС пять кораблей в 2022 году" [Russia will send five ships to the ISS in 2022]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  6. "FY 2022 Congressional Justification NASA Budget Request – Crew and Cargo Program – Project Schedule" (PDF). NASA. 28 May 2021. p. 225 (SO-30). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  7. Zak, Anatoly (9 February 2021). "ISS set for the Russian expansion". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  8. Zak, Anatoly (3 February 2021). "Planned Russian space missions in 2022". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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