MCC: Get telemetry ship “Progress” has not yet been – Rosbalt.RU

MOSCOW, April 28. In the Mission Control Center said that during the passage of Russian zone of radio visibility could not get telemetry space truck “Progress M-27M”, RIA Novosti reported.

“The signals on board the space truck” Progress M-27M “pass but no telemetry is no “, – reported in the Mission Control Center.

Meanwhile, a source in the space industry told Tass that even if the antenna system convergence” Rate “will not be able to reveal the ship” Progress “can be docked with the International Space Station in manual mode from the ISS.

“If the problem is only in the antenna system” course “, we have a backup TORU docking system – TORU. With its help, you can also dock” progress “to the ISS,” – he said.

This specialist urged not to rush the transition to a backup system to determine the possibility of joining the disclosure antenna systems “course.” “If the antenna does not unfold, it is necessary to find out how serious the situation at all,” – said the official.

According to him, the reason for the problems with the antennas can be any, “it is possible that something horrible – mechanical interference or signal does not come somewhere along the chain “.

Sam” Course “is required for the rendezvous and docking with the ISS, the source recalled. “Through this antenna system receives information about the distance to the station on the angular velocity. The docking station is carried out automatically on the basis of this information,” – he said.

Earlier MCC postponed docking of spacecraft “Progress M 27M “to the ISS, as the spacecraft did not open two antennas docking system” Kurs “. The source RIA Novosti said that the decision not to dock the ship to the ISS in 16.07 MSK on Tuesday and go on a two-day flight pattern in order to understand the situation.

Later, it was reported that the ship “Progress” did not come into the proper orbit due to incorrect operation of one stage of the rocket “Soyuz -2.1a.” “Rocket” Soyuz “nedovyvela ship about 70 km, resulting in the ship” Progress “the first time there was no connection. The ship waiting in one place, and he, being on unplanned orbit, at that moment was in another place, due what and were breaks in receiving telemetry data “- told Tass.

The rocket” Soyuz-2.1a “with” progress “was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome on Tuesday at 10:09 MSK. Later in Roskosmos said the withdrawal of the ship into orbit. On board the ship are about 2.5 tons of cargo, as well as a copy of the Banner of Victory.