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Launch SuccessfulRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Soyuz 2.1a: Progress MS-18 (79P)
The Progress MS-18 spacecraft will resupply the International Space Station.
Thursday, 28 October 2021
Mission Data
🇷🇺Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Est. 1992
Launch VehicleSoyuz 2.1a
Vehicle FamilySoyuz
Vehicle Record57 of 58 launches (98.3%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record333 successes / 11 failures (97%)
Success Streak68 consecutive
ProgramInternational Space Station · Human Spaceflight
Mission TypeResupply
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch Pad31/6
Location🇰🇿 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan KAZ
Orbital Launches This Year#106
Agency Launches This Year#6
Launches From This Pad430
Launches From This Site1,565
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Soyuz 2.1a
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.
Launch updates
Progress spacecraft has been successfully launched into rendezvous orbit with ISS
Liftoff
Updated launch time.
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Launch Site
31/6 · 45.9960°N 63.5640°E
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.