Progress MS-18 (79P)
Soyuz 2.1a
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
Progress MS-18 (79P)
Type: Resupply
Launch Cost: $80,000,000
The Progress MS-18 spacecraft will resupply the International Space Station.
Trajectory
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Location
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1540 rockets have launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Rocket
Soyuz 2.1a – Progress Rocket Space Center
- Family: Soyuz
- Length: 46.3 m
- Diameter: 2.95 m
- Launch Mass: 312 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 7020 kg
The Soyuz 2.1a was manufactured by Progress Rocket Space Center with the first launch on 2004-11-04. Soyuz 2.1a has 37 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 38 launches. 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.
Agency
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) – RFSA
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: RFSA
- Administration: Administrator: Yuri Borisov
- Founded: 1992
- Launchers: Soyuz
- Spacecraft: Soyuz
- Country: RUS
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
ISS here we come again folks thanks to the Soyuz RFSA team.
Cooperation at its best ,let’s keep this up after all there is enough Space out there for us all in friendship.
Great coverage of the launch by our Russian space friends at ROSCOSMOS.
The Soyuz 2.1a still has what it takes to get that payload to the ISS .