As described in Roskomos, the storm ship’s thermal control system was depressurized, so they decided to take it out of orbit.
The Russian cargo spacecraft Progress MS-21 was removed from orbit after a malfunction was discovered and sunk in the Pacific Ocean. On Sunday, February 19, Roskomos reported.
“Today, Progress MS-21 went out of orbit, entered the atmosphere and collapsed. The unburned elements of its structure fell into the unnavigable zone of the South Pacific Ocean,” Roscosmos said in a press release.
After the Progress left the International Space Station, it was reported that a survey was carried out on its outer surface to determine the cause of the depressurization of the thermal control system, after which it was decided to remove it from orbit.
The Progress MS-21 cargo spacecraft was launched from Baikonur in October 2022. He delivered over 2.5 tons of cargo to the ISS and stayed there for 3.5 months.
Recall that Roskosmos plans to send the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft to the ISS, which is supposed to serve as a “lifeboat” for the three astronauts of the space station, instead of the emergency Soyuz MS-22. However, the launch was delayed indefinitely due to the second similar accident that occurred recently on the Progress-82 cargo ship of the Russian Federation.
Earlier, on February 14, Roscosmos first released pictures of damage to the Soyuz spacecraft, which is now docked with the ISS. Pictures show brown spots that look like rust, as well as a hole in the ship’s radiator.
Source: Focus
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