On Sunday, March 22, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) reported an alleged malfunction during the antenna deployment of the Russian cargo ship Progress MS-33.
– After launch, one of the two antennas of the Progress spacecraft’s CORS automatic rendezvous system was not deployed as planned. The statement said that all other systems were operating normally.
Agency representatives added that if the antenna is not deployed, the commander of the International Space Station (ISS), Sergei Kud-Sverchkov, will assume manual control of the spacecraft when approaching and docking with the station using the remote control mode system, according to reports. Website NASA.
On March 22, Progress MS-33 was launched from Site No. 31 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, after which it was successfully separated from the third stage of the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle. He will join the research unit on March 24 at 16:35. The Russian cargo ship will deliver 2,509 kg of cargo to the International Space Station.