The hole found in the damaged cargo ship Progress MS-21 was 12 mm in diameter. It has been reported telegraph channel State Corporation “Roscosmos”.
Roskosmos wrote “A hole in the radiator about 12mm in diameter” and released a photo taken from the ISS showing a hole in the radiator of the ship’s thermal control system.
According to preliminary data, the damage to the Progress MS-21 was caused by external factors. As stated by the government agency, these conclusions were made based on photographs showing changes in the ship’s exterior, including the instrument-aggregate compartment’s radiator and solar panels.
The spacecraft left the International Space Station on February 18. The next day, Roskosmos reported that the Progress MS-21 had fireproof elements. underwater in the Pacific Ocean.
Problems with Russian spacecraft on the ISS began at the end of 2022. On December 15, the crew of the Soyuz MS-22 docked to the ISS reported that a diagnostic sensor had activated and pressure began to drop in the spacecraft’s cooling system. Later, on February 11, it turned out that the contour of the cargo ship Progress MS-21 was also unpressurized.