Engineering:Progress MS-02

Short description: 2016 Russian resupply spaceflight to the ISS

Progress MS-02

Progress MS-02 approaching the ISS
Names	Progress 63P
Mission type	ISS resupply
Operator	Roscosmos
COSPAR ID	2016-022A
SATCAT no.	41436
Mission duration	197 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Progress-MS s/n 432
Manufacturer	RKK Energia
Start of mission
Launch date	31 March 2016, 16:23:57 UTC
Rocket	Soyuz-2.1a s/n R15000-023
Launch site	Baikonur, Site 31/6
Contractor	Progress Rocket Space Centre
End of mission
Disposal	Deorbited
Decay date	14 October 2016
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Low Earth orbit
Inclination	51.66°
Docking with ISS
Docking port	Zvezda
Docking date	2 April 2016, 17:58 UTC
Undocking date	14 October 2016, 09:37 UTC
Time docked	195 days
Payload
Tomsk-TPU 120 (amateur satellite)
Mass	2425 kg
Pressurised	1418 kg (dry cargo)
Fuel	540 kg
Gaseous	47 kg (oxygen and air)
Water	420 kg
Progress ISS Resupply

Progress MS-02 (Russian: Прогресс МC-02), identified by NASA as Progress 63P, was a Progress spaceflight operated by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) in 2016. It was launched to deliver cargo to the ISS.

Technologies

The Progress MS spacecraft has upgraded communications and electronics from previous Progress vehicles. After launch, ground controllers were able to communicate the Progress MS-02 via a Russian Luch data relay satellite in geosynchronous orbit. This was described as the first time a Progress or Soyuz spacecraft had such capability.

Other upgrades include:

• Upgraded Kurs-A rendezvous system designated Kurs-NA, including new antennas
• Upgraded flight control system that can take advantage of the GLONASS navigation satellites for the first time, for autonomous trajectory measurements
• New digital television system, which replaced an older analog TV, allowing transmission between the transport ship and the space station via onboard radio channels.
• New digital backup control unit
• Enhanced meteoroid shielding
• New LED-based lighting system
• Upgraded angular velocity sensors
• Docking port equipped with a backup electric driving mechanism

Launch

Progress MS-02 was launched on 31 March 2016 at 16:23:57 UTC from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Docking

Progress MS-02 docked successfully with the aft docking port of the Zvezda module on 2 April 2016 at 17:58 UTC.

Cargo

The Progress MS-02 spacecraft carried 2425 kg of cargo and supplies to the International Space Station. The spacecraft delivered food, fuel and supplies, including 540 kg of propellant, 47 kg of oxygen and air, 420 kg of water, and 1418 kg of spare parts, supplies and experiment hardware for the six members of the Expedition 47 crew.

Also was delivered amateur satellite Tomsk-TPU 120 (1998-067MZ) built by the Tomsk Polytechnic University. The satellite is based on the 3U CubeSat standard and was constructed with using 3D printing technology. The satellite's size is 30 by 10 cm, weight is 5 kg. Release of Tomsk-TPU 120 was made by hand during a spacewalk on 17 August 2017. The satellite will broadcast congratulations on the 120th anniversary of the Tomsk Polytechnic University, recorded by students on 11 languages and will be operate on 437.025 MHz downlink.