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List of Progress missions

List of Progress missions is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of Progress missions rather than just read about it. In short: This is a list of missions conducted by Progress automated spacecraft. Progress is an uncrewed Russian (previously Soviet) cargo spacecraft which has been used since 1978 to deliver supplies to Soviet space stations Salyut 6, Salyut 7, Mir, and later to the International Space Station.

List of Progress missions — main illustration
List of Progress missions — illustration

Key takeaways

  • List of Progress missions belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
  • Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
  • Connect List of Progress missions to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
  • Reproduce the core statement of List of Progress missions from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

This is a list of missions conducted by Progress automated spacecraft. Progress is an uncrewed Russian (previously Soviet) cargo spacecraft which has been used since 1978 to deliver supplies to Soviet space stations Salyut 6, Salyut 7, Mir, and later to the International Space Station. All launches have occurred from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. More than 178 flights have been launched, all except Progress M-12M, Progress M-27M and Progress MS-04/65P have reached their destinations, with no injuries or loss of life after launch; Progress M-12M and MS-04 failed during launch, whereas Progress M-27M experienced a spacecraft loss of attitude control while in orbit. The Progress M-24 spacecraft collided with Mir during a failed docking attempt in 1994, and Progress M-34 caused serious damage to the Spektr module when it drifted off course during a docking test in 1997. The spacecraft uses the automatic Kurs docking system for rendezvous with its destination space station, where crew are used in supervisory roles, only intervening using the manual TORU system when problems occur. Five variants of the Progress spacecraft have been flown so far: Progress 7K-TG (1978–1990), Progress-M 11F615A55 (1989–2009), Progress-M1 (2000–2004), Progress-М 11F615A60 (2008–2015) and Progress-MS (since 2015). In addition, three custom Progress M variants were launched to deliver ISS modules Pirs in 2001, Poisk in 2009 and Prichal in late 2021.

Flights

Flights to Salyut 6 All Progress spacecraft traveling to Salyut 6 were launched by the Soyuz-U, and dockings were to the rear port of the station. Progress 7 deployed the KRT-10 astronomy satellite.

Flights to Salyut 7 Kosmos 1669 is the only Progress spacecraft to have received a Kosmos designation, which is usually reserved for the military, experimental and failed spacecraft. Veteran enthusiast Robert Christy suggests this may have been an error due to confusion with a TKS spacecraft which later became Kosmos 1686. Astronautix.com suggests that the spacecraft may have gone out of control shortly after launch, but then been recovered after the Kosmos designation had been applied. Alternatively, it could have been given the designation as it was used to test modifications that would be used on future Progress missions. Some news agencies reported that it was a free-flying Progress-derived spacecraft, or that it was a new type of spacecraft derived from the Progress.

Flights to Mir The small capsule called Raduga was used for recovery of materials from the Mir station.

Flights to ISS Currently, resupply missions often use the Russian Progress spacecraft. As of 2020, Progress spacecraft have flown most of the uncrewed missions to the ISS.

Missions

Current spaceflights This is a list of current spaceflights to the International Space Station.

See also

List of Soviet human spaceflight missions, with all Soviet Vostok, Voskhod, and Soyuz missions List of Russian human spaceflight missions, with all Russian Soyuz missions List of human spaceflights to Mir List of uncrewed spaceflights to Mir List of human spaceflights to the International Space Station Uncrewed spaceflights to the International Space Station

References

External links Russian Launch Manifest dated 23 July 2014

Illustrations

List of Progress missions: For more than three decades, over 167 Progress robot spacecraft have provided logistical support to the Soviet/Russian space program in low Earth orbit.
For more than three decades, over 167 Progress robot spacecraft have provided logistical support to the Soviet/Russian space program in low Earth orbit.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with List of Progress missions

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what List of Progress missions claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to List of Progress missions before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of Progress missions ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of List of Progress missions

In research
List of Progress missions appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry
Engineering practice reuses List of Progress missions in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom
List of Progress missions is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Lists of rocket launches, Lists of space missions, Progress (spacecraft) missions, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life
Look for List of Progress missions outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study List of Progress missions in 20 minutes

  1. Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
  2. Close the page and write down what List of Progress missions means in your own words.
  3. Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
  4. Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
  5. Explain List of Progress missions out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is List of Progress missions in simple terms?

This is a list of missions conducted by Progress automated spacecraft. Progress is an uncrewed Russian (previously Soviet) cargo spacecraft which has been used since 1978 to deliver supplies to Soviet space stations Salyut 6, Salyut 7, Mir, and later to the International Space Station.

Why does List of Progress missions matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study List of Progress missions?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on List of Progress missions.

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