february, 2018
13feb08:14Soyuz 2-1A - Progress MS-08Cargo Mission to the International Space Station
Event Details
Launch Date: February 13, 2018 Launch Window: ~08:14 UTC Launch Vehicle: Soyuz 2-1A Launch Operator: Roscosmos Launch Site: Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan Payload: Progress MS-08 (~7,400 kg) Mission Type: ISS Logistics Spacecraft Manufacturer: RSC Energia Rendezvous & Docking: February 15, 2018 A Russian Soyuz 2-1A
Event Details
| Launch Date: | February 13, 2018 |
| Launch Window: | ~08:14 UTC |
| Launch Vehicle: | Soyuz 2-1A |
| Launch Operator: | Roscosmos |
| Launch Site: | Site 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan |
| Payload: | Progress MS-08 (~7,400 kg) |
| Mission Type: | ISS Logistics |
| Spacecraft Manufacturer: | RSC Energia |
| Rendezvous & Docking: | February 15, 2018 |
A Russian Soyuz 2-1A rocket will be tasked with lifting the Progress MS-08 cargo spacecraft into orbit for a supplies delivery to the International Space Station. Carrying around 2,500kg of cargo, Progress MS-08 is the 161st overall mission of the Russian cargo vehicle since its first flight in 1978 and the 71st to the International Space Station; it is the first of three planned Progress flights of 2018. The mission planned to demonstrate Russia’s new two-orbit rendezvous technique that offers a faster transit time for crews and cargo from their remote Kazakhstan launch pads to their destination in space.
Mission Resources:
? Launch Vehicle Overview: Soyuz 2-1A
? Payload Overview: Progress MS Spacecraft Series
Time
(Tuesday) 08:14 UTC
