X Report 20 Feb 2025
SpaceX and Rocket Lab make headlines with simultaneous launches, while Musk's Starliner comments stir controversy.
Launch Date
February 15, 2022
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC31
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-2-1A
NORAD ID
51660
International Designator
2022-014A
Decay Date
10/24/2022
Name
PROGRESS-MS 19
Alternative Name
Progress MS-19
Type
Status
Owner
RKKE
Country
Russia
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Length
7.9
Diameter
2.7
Span
7.9
Dry Mass
4325
Launch Mass
4887
Shape
Cyl + Sphere + Cone + 2 Pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Progress 7K-TGM No. 449
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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