The transport cargo ship Progress MS-22 will deliver more than 2.5 tons of cargo to the International Space Station (ISS). It has been reported interfax With reference to Roscosmos.
The cargo ship’s docking is scheduled for 11:47 Moscow time on Saturday, according to the agency. Progress MS-22 will dock at the Zvezda service module of the Russian segment of the station.
The insertion will take place automatically. The process will be controlled by experts from the TsNIIMash Mission Control Center near Moscow and the Russian ISS team.
The Progress MS-22 will reportedly make 34 orbits around the Earth before docking. It will deliver to the ISS 720 kg of refueling fuel, 420 liters of drinking water, 40 kg of nitrogen and 1,354 kg of various equipment and materials, including welding equipment for systems in the Russian segment of the station.
Formerly Roscosmos knowledgeable About the first launch of a Russian rocket in 2023.