Progress MS-20
June 2, 2022

This morning, integrated launch vehicle (ILV) Soyuz-2.1а with cargo transportation spacecraft Progress МS-20 was rolled out from the integration and test facility of the launch vehicle and erected on the launch pad of Site 31 of the Baikonur cosmodrome.

According to L-2 day program, the launch teams began to perform processing operations on preflight testing of ILV systems and assemblies with the interface check of the onboard and ground equipment of the rocket and space complex.

The launch of the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle carrying Progress MS-20 is scheduled for June 3, 2022. The spacecraft flight program calls for a superfast two-orbit rendezvous profile for delivery to the ISS about 2 500 kg of cargo including refueling propellant, reserve supplies of potable water and pressurized gases, as well as 1 458 kg of various equipment and materials for the ISS-67 Expedition crewmembers.

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