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.

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[1] 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.

  1. ^ Gebhardt, Chris (1 December 2016). "Progress MS-04/65P fails during launch to the ISS". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

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