At 17:25 Beijing time on December 1, 2023 (the same as Beijing time), the "Soyuz 2" carrying the "Progress MS-25" cargo spacecraftThe 1A launch vehicle was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome LC-31 at station 6, and the spacecraft is scheduled to dock with the Poisk module of the International Space Station at 19:15 on December 3, with an ascent process that will take 49 hours and 50 minutes.
On this trip, the "Progress MS-25 Progress 86" cargo spacecraft carried 2,528 kilograms of cargo, including 515 kilograms of propellant, 420 liters of drinking water, 40 kilograms of bottled compressed nitrogen, and about 1,553 kilograms of various equipment, tools, experimental tools, clothing, food, etc. In addition, the spacecraft also carried New Year's gifts prepared by the astronauts' relatives and friends, one of which was a dragon keychain.
Benfa "Union 2The 1a" rocket is decorated with motifs commemorating the 35th anniversary of the flight of the Buran reusable space shuttle, the centenary of the birth of Alexander Maksimov, the first head of the space systems department of the USSR Ministry of Defense, the Games of the Future Championships, etc.
The Progress MS-25 cargo spacecraft mission is Russia's 4th cargo replenishment mission and 6th manned space launch mission in 2023, as well as the world's 9th cargo replenishment mission and 16th manned space launch mission this year. This year, the world's manned space launches came from China, Russia and the United States, and China carried out three of them, including two manned and one cargo launchesRussia 6 including 1 manned, 1 unmanned and 4 cargo;The United States carried out 7 times, including 3 manned and 4 cargo.
Author: Mulan Xingzhou.