Progress MS-22

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Progress MS-22

Names	Progress 83P
Mission type	ISS resupply
Operator	Roscosmos
COSPAR ID	2023-018A
SATCAT no.	55560
Mission duration	192 days, 20 hours and 43 minutes
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Progress MS-22 no.452
Spacecraft type	Progress MS
Manufacturer	Energia
Launch mass	7000 kg
Start of mission
Launch date	9 February 2023, 06:15:36
Rocket	Soyuz-2.1a
Launch site	Baikonur, Site 31/6
Contractor	RKTs Progress
End of mission
Disposal	Deorbited
Decay date	21 August 2023, 02:58 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Low Earth orbit
Inclination	51.65°
Docking with ISS
Docking port	Zvezda aft
Docking date	11 February 2023, 08:45 UTC
Undocking date	20 August 2023, 23:50 UTC
Time docked	190 days, 15 hours and 5 minutes
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Progress MS-22 (Russian: Прогресс МC-22), Russian production No.452, identified by NASA as Progress 83P, is a Progress spaceflight launched by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). It is the 175th flight of a Progress spacecraft.

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:

• 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 launched Progress MS-22 to the International Space Station from Baikonur Site 31 on 9 February 2023. Around 2 days after the launch, Progress MS-22 automatically docked with Zvezda, supporting Expedition 69 aboard the ISS.

Cargo

The MS-22 cargo capacity is around 2,500 kg (5,500 lb) as follows:

• Dry cargo: 1,319 kg (2,908 lb)
• Fuel: 709 kg (1,563 lb)
• Compressed air: 40 kg (88 lb)
• Water: 420 kg (930 lb)

See also

• Uncrewed spaceflights to the International Space Station

References