“Progress M-27M” on Friday, is expected to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, May 8 – RIA Novosti. distressed cargo ship “Progress M-27M” is projected to Roskosmos, will cease to exist on Friday, entering the dense layers of the atmosphere.

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The debris is expected to fall into the Indian Ocean, near the coast of Africa, north of Madagascar, told RIA Novosti Thursday, a source in the space industry.

According to the Russian Federal Space Agency, the ship completely burn up in the atmosphere of the Earth, and only a few small pieces of structural elements could reach the planet’s surface – its nature and size similar to the case of regular de-orbiting ships of “Progress M”. According to specialists Roscosmos, “Progress M-27M” will cease to exist from approximately 01.13 to 04.51 MSK.

According to RIA Novosti source in the other space industry participating in the analysis of the causes abnormal excretion of spacecraft into orbit, crashing in the third stage of the modernized carrier rocket “Soyuz 2.1a” for a few seconds before the separation from her “Progress M-27M” could lead to a strong drive space truck, resulting in could damage the number of its systems.

“Roskosmos has officially announced that the delivery of telemetry stopped for a few seconds before the separation of” Progress M-27M “from the third stage of the launch vehicle. Most likely, then began the critical problems in the systems of the ship evidenced by the fact vindicated by specialists pipeline damage Outer truck, which under vacuum could lead to a strong and uncontrolled rotation. The problem is most likely occurred during the last seconds of the engine of the third stage carrier rocket “Soyuz 2.1a.” But what led to it – an explosion, a mechanical failure or something else, has to figure out the commission completes its work on May 13, “- said the source.

The official spokesman of the Russian Federal Space Agency earlier also confirmed to RIA Novosti that the reason accident and subsequent decisions will be announced after May 13.

“All decisions as stated at the briefing, First Deputy Head of Roscosmos, Alexander Ivanov, will be taken after the meeting of the state commission investigating the contingency with the launch of” Progress M-27M “- said Agency. Earlier, some media reported that sending a new expedition to the ISS is planned to be transferred to 1.5-2 months in connection with the launch of emergency “Progress M-27M”.

The upgraded carrier rocket “Soyuz-2.1a “with the cargo ship” Progress M-27M “launched from Baikonur on April 28. Branch ship from the third stage carrier passed abnormally, the space truck was on neraschёtnoy orbit in the strong twist. Docking with the ISS had to be canceled. Attempts to “Progress M-27M” under control nor to no avail: he began uncontrolled descent of orbit.