Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz 2.1a31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress MS (62P)
Launched
December 21, 2015
Summary
Progress MS (62P) launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz 2.1a from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 21, 2015. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 252nd launch, 10th this year and humanity's 5,526th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Soyuz 2.1a flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress MS-01, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 278 × 287 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress MS-01 (Progress MS-01 (No.431)). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН "Союз-2.1а" с ТГК "Прогресс МС-01"Роскосмос ТВ
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Soyuz 2.1a flight · 4th this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 252nd launch10th this yearhumanity's 5,526th orbital launch attempt84th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress MS-01 (Progress MS-01 (No.431))
Progress MS-01 (Russian: Прогресс МС-01), identified by NASA as Progress 62 or 62P is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 194 days
- Docked December 23, 2015 at Pirs nadir
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress MS-01 · NORAD 41177 · 2015-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-080A
- Epoch
- 2015-12-21 17:48:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.99789434 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00068
- Inclination
- 51.6407°
- Ascending node
- 228.6198°
- Arg. of perigee
- 269.8489°
- Mean anomaly
- 170.2988°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- B*
- 0.00011656
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-01 · NORAD 41177 · docked December 23, 2015
Soyuz-2-1a No. 026 Blok-I · re-entered December 23, 2015
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Progress resupply vehicle is an automated, unpiloted version of the Soyuz spacecraft that is used to bring supplies and fuel to the International Space Station.
Pad

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
366th launch from 31/6, 2nd this year · 1,461st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
237 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress MS (62P) launch?
Progress MS (62P) launched on December 21, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress MS (62P)?
Coverage: Пуск РКН "Союз-2.1а" с ТГК "Прогресс МС-01". Watch the replay
What rocket launched Progress MS (62P)?
Soyuz 2.1a, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz 2.1a spec sheet
Where did Progress MS (62P) launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress MS (62P) reach?
Progress MS-01, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 278 × 287 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress MS (62P) part of?
International Space Station. About International Space Station
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