Progress M-UM
Progress is derived from the manned Soyuz spacecraft and is launched on the same vehicle, a Soyuz rocket.
The purpose of Progress is to deliver supplies needed to sustain human presence in orbit. Currently it is used as a re-supply spacecraft for the ISS.
- Human Rated: No
- Maiden Flight: 11/24/2021
- Payload Capacity: 5350 kg
- Flight Life: 1 Month
- Spacecraft Flown: 1
- Total Launches: 1
- Successful Launches: 1
History
Progress M-UM , was a specially modified Progress M developed by Roscosmos to deliver the Prichal module to the Russian Orbital Segment of the International Space Station. The propulsion section was separable from the Princhal module.It was the final flight of a Progress M and the first launch of a Progress spacecraft on a Soyuz 2.1b.
Agency
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
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.
