Soyuz 2.1a | Progress MS-08 (69P)
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Feb. 13, 2018, 8:13 a.m. - Feb. 13, 2018, 8:13 a.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Feb. 13, 2018, 8:13 a.m. - Feb. 13, 2018, 8:13 a.m.
The Progress resupply vehicle is an automated, unpiloted version of the Soyuz spacecraft that is used to bring supplies and fuel to the International Space Station.
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. It is currently used for crewed Soyuz and Progress flights to the ISS.
Progress MS-08 (Russian: Прогресс МC-08), identified by NASA as Progress 69 or 69P, is a Progress spacecraft used by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station.
Progress-MS DetailsProgress Rocket Space Centre, formerly known as TsSKB-Progress, is a space science and aerospace research company which is known for manufacturing launch vehicles and satellites. Most notably, Progress Rocket Space Centre is the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles.
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