Uncontrolled rotation of “progress” try to stop from MCC – RBC

Mission Control Center (archive photo)

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Truck” Progress-27M “was in a strong uncontrolled rotation, which experts Mission Control Center may try to remove manually. This is a source told Tass in missile koc nomic sector.

«Now experts took a break and stop trying to contact the ship. The first session after the break is scheduled for Wednesday at 03:50 MSK. It will last about 15-16 minutes “, – told the agency. According to him, representatives of MCC may use the so-called TORU (TORU), to stop the rotation.

«chances of success are very small, because it is unclear in which direction rotates” Progress “. When it becomes clear, you can enable TORU “- explained to the TASS.

According to a source Interfax, the rotation of” progress, “evidenced by video footage from the ship. “Specialists Mission Control Center issues a command to its stabilization, but whether it was possible to do it is not yet clear,” – told the agency. He said that during the next turn of the truck will be located within the Russian radio, and the next session with the “progress” is possible only on the night of April 29.

Earlier in conversation with RIA Novosti Space the industry said that the telemetry from the truck still does not arrive. “Based on the information at this hour, docking” Progress M-27M “to the ISS will likely not work carried out in automatic mode using the automatic rendezvous and docking system” Kurs “. Do not rule out that someone from Russian crew members working on the ISS will be asked to carry out dock space truck to the ISS in the teleoperator mode “, – told the agency. He said that Russian cosmonauts repeatedly performed with The appropriate training.

Roscosmos translated “Progress” with six hours on a two-day circuit docking with the ISS due to the lack of telemetry from the truck. However, according to the source TASS, docking was moved from April 30 for an indefinite period.

Start carrier rocket “Soyuz-2.1a” from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 28, at 10:09 MSK. Docking of “progress” with the ISS was scheduled for 16:07 MSK. The truck must be delivered to the ISS necessary for the flight crew station fuel, oxygen, equipment for scientific experiments, for sending cosmonauts and astronauts and gifts for members of the crew for the upcoming holidays, as well as food.

However, after separation of the third stage rocket with “progress” has ceased to act telemetry. Source Interfax noted that “the Union” brought a truck at 30 km above the desired orbit. According to the interlocutor TASS, the “Progress” is not revealed two of the five antennas docking system “Kurs».

Later, Mission Control Center, said the restoration of communication with the ship. Nevertheless, experts recognized the problems with DRM telemetry and reported that their elimination by specialists Roscosmos.