mercredi 31 octobre 2012

The launch of the cargo spacecraft Progress M-17M











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31/10/2012

 Soyuz-U & Progress M-17M launch

October 31 at 11:41.18 MSK (MSK - Moscow Time) from the launch complex of the platform 1 was launched Baikonur Launch Vehicle (ILV) Soyuz-U to transport cargo ship (THC) Progress M-17M.

Russian Cargo Craft Launches

According to the RCN in flight cyclogram 11:50.07 MSK spacecraft separated from the third stage of the launch vehicle and placed into the desired orbit.

Docking THC Progress M-17M from the International Space Station (service module Zvezda of the Russian segment of the ISS) is scheduled today at 17:40 MSK (3:41 a.m. EDT Wednesday).

Progress-M space cargo

Cargo ship should be delivered to the ISS more than 2.5 tonnes of cargo - scientific equipment and spare parts for the station, the fuel to maintain its orbit, food, water and air for the astronauts.

Original text in  Russian: http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=19653

For more information about International Space Station (ISS), visit: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html

Images, Video, Text, Credits: ROSCOSMOS / NASA / NASA TV / Translation: Orbiter.ch.

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