Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz 2.1a31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress MS-17 (78P)
Launched
June 29, 2021
Summary
Progress MS-17 (78P) launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz 2.1a from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 29, 2021. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 296th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 6,097th orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Soyuz 2.1a flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress MS-17, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 288 × 391 km orbit inclined 51.7°. The spacecraft was Progress MS-17 (MS-17 (No.446)). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Soyuz Progress MS-17The Space Devs
- Трансляция запуска грузового корабля «Прогресс МС-17»Роскосмос ТВ
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 26th Soyuz 2.1a flight · 3rd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 296th launch4th this yearhumanity's 6,097th orbital launch attempt60th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress MS-17 (MS-17 (No.446))
Progress MS-17 is a Progress spacecraft used by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS).
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 148 days
- Docked October 22, 2021 at Nauka nadir
- Docked July 2, 2021 at Poisk zenith
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress MS-17 · NORAD 48869 · 2021-057 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-057A
- Epoch
- 2021-06-30 04:03:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.79481077 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0076716
- Inclination
- 51.6513°
- Ascending node
- 278.9594°
- Arg. of perigee
- 339.0045°
- Mean anomaly
- 106.4552°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Progress MS-17 · NORAD 48869 · docked July 2, 2021
Soyuz-2-1a No. 043 Blok-I · re-entered July 2, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Progress MS-17 spacecraft will resupply the International Space Station.
Pad

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
392nd launch from 31/6, 5th this year · 1,520th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
81 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Updates
Questions
When did Progress MS-17 (78P) launch?
Progress MS-17 (78P) launched on June 29, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress MS-17 (78P)?
Coverage: Soyuz Progress MS-17; Трансляция запуска грузового корабля «Прогресс МС-17». Watch the replay
What rocket launched Progress MS-17 (78P)?
Soyuz 2.1a, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz 2.1a spec sheet
Where did Progress MS-17 (78P) launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress MS-17 (78P) reach?
Progress MS-17, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 288 × 391 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
Which program is Progress MS-17 (78P) part of?
International Space Station. About International Space Station
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