Progress M-UM: spacecraft history, specs and record
Progress is derived from the manned Soyuz spacecraft and is launched on the same vehicle, a Soyuz rocket. The purpose of Progress is to deliver supplies needed to sustain human presence in orbit. Currently it is used as a re-supply spacecraft for the ISS.
Record
1 launch, 1 built and flown.
At a glance
- Type: Cargo Resupply
- Built by: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
- Status: Retired
- Crew: Uncrewed
- First flight: 2021-11-24
- Payload up: 5,350 kg
History
Progress M-UM , was a specially modified Progress M developed by Roscosmos to deliver the Prichal module to the Russian Orbital Segment of the International Space Station. The propulsion section was separable from the Princhal module.It was the final flight of a Progress M and the first launch of a Progress spacecraft on a Soyuz 2.1b.