Progress MS-08 (69P)
Soyuz 2.1a
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Tue · Feb 13th, 2018
3:13 AM	EST
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Type: Resupply
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.
Length: 46.3 meters
Diameter: 2.95 meters
First Launched: November 4, 2004
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.
The Soyuz 2.1A rocket has been launched a total of 22 times with 21 successful and 1 failed launches.
Abbreviation: RFSA
Administration: Administrator: Dmitry Rogozin
Launchers: Soyuz
Spacecraft: Soyuz
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan, Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS), Soyuz 2.1A