PROGRESS-MS 09 (43537)

COSPAR: 2018-058A | Alt Name: Progress MS-09

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

July 9, 2018

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC31

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-2-1A

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

43537

International Designator

2018-058A

Decay Date

1/25/2019

Basic Satellite Info

Name

PROGRESS-MS 09

Alternative Name

Progress MS-09

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

RKKE

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

The PROGRESS-MS 09 (Progress MS-09) satellite, designated OBJECT_ID: 2018-058A and NORAD_CAT_ID: 43537, was launched on July 9, 2018, from the Tsymlyanskaya launch site (TYMSC), LC31 pad, using a Soyuz-2-1A launch vehicle. It has dimensions of 7.9 meters in length and diameter, with a span of 7.9 meters, and was manufactured by PROGT for RKKE. The satellite carries the Progress 7K-TGM No. 439 payload, designed primarily for cargo missions. Its dry mass is 4325 kg, while its launch mass was 4863 kg. It is powered by two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries, with a configuration described as Cyl + Sphere + Cone + 2 Pan. The satellite's motor is the 11D428A.

Physical Characteristics

Length

7.9

Diameter

2.7

Span

7.9

Dry Mass

4325

Launch Mass

4863

Shape

Cyl + Sphere + Cone + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Progress 7K-TGM No. 439

Purpose

Cargo

Mission

Cargo

Manufacturer

PROGT

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

7K-TGM

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

11D428A

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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