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Failed in automation control when docking the “Soyuz TMA-19M” with the International Space Station was due to crosstalk radio signal from the US cargo ship “Cygnus”, which is part of the ISS since December 9. Reported Tass quoted a source in the space industry.
«failure in the automatic docking of” Kurs-A “was due to crosstalk radio signal from the US cargo ship” Cygnus “- leads the agency his companion.
According to the agency, “Union” several times approached the docking port using the rendezvous system “Kurs” and moved away from the station, after which the astronauts had to switch to manual docking.
The docking of “Soyuz TMA-19M” with the new members of the expedition took place on December 15 at 20:33 MSK. She passed manually, not automatically, as originally planned. As explained by the acting head of the Russian Federal Space Agency Alexander Ivanov, reason for the switch to manual docking was the failure of the automatic control.
December 15 p Aketi “Soyuz-FG” with transport manned spacecraft “Soyuz TMA-19M “launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The ship delivered to the ISS three new members of the expedition 46/47 – Russian Yuri Malenchenko, American Timothy Kopra and Briton Timothy Peake.
The crew of the previous expedition on December 11 returned safely to Earth. >
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