Progress MS-32 (Russian: Прогресс МC-32), Russian production No. 462, identified by NASA as Progress 93, is a Progress cargo spacecraft launched by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). It is the 185th flight of a Progress spacecraft and the 300th launch of an assembly, crew, or cargo mission to the ISS.[3]
| Names | Progress 93 ISS 93P |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
| Operator | Roscosmos |
| Mission duration | 8 days, 2 hours and 30 minutes (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Progress MS-32 No. 462[1] |
| Spacecraft type | Progress MS |
| Manufacturer | Energia |
| Launch mass | 7,280 kg (16,050 lb)[2] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 11 September 2025, 15:54:06 UTC (20:54:06 AQTT)[2] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-2.1a |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 31/6 |
| Contractor | RKTs Progress |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited (planned) |
| Decay date | February 2026 (planned) |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.65° |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Zvezda aft |
| Docking date | 13 September 2025, 20:23 UTC |
| Undocking date | February 2026 (planned) |
| Time docked | 5 days, 22 hours and 1 minute (in progress) |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 2,516 kg (5,547 lb) |
| Pressurised | 1,176 kg (2,593 lb) |
| Fuel | 870 kg (1,920 lb) |
| Gaseous | 50 kg (110 lb) |
| Water | 420 kg (930 lb) |
Mission
editProgress MS-32 was launched on 11 September 2025 at 15:54 UTC.[2] Following a two-day free flight, it docked to the aft port of the ISS's Zvezda service module at 20:23 UTC on 13 September 2025.
Manifest
editEach Progress mission delivers pressurized and unpressurized cargo to the station. The pressurized section carries food, water, air, equipment for maintenance, and scientific materials accessible to the crew. The unpressurized section contains tanks of fuel, water, and gases that are transferred to the station through automated systems.[4] Progress MS-32 also delivered new Orlan-MKS spacesuits for use during Russian spacewalks, which allow extravehicular activities of up to eight hours.
For this mission, Progress MS-32 carried a total of 2,516 kg (5,547 lb) of cargo and supplies, including:[5]
- Pressurized supplies: 1,176 kg (2,593 lb)
- Fuel: 870 kg (1,920 lb)
- Water: 420 kg (930 lb)
- Nitrogen gas: 50 kg (110 lb)
References
edit- ^ Krebs, Gunter D. "Progress MS". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ a b c "Progress MS-32". Next Spaceflight. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ Clark, Stephen (12 September 2025). "Rocket Report: Russia's rocket engine predicament; 300th launch to the ISS". Ars Technica. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ Zak, Anatoly (30 November 2023). "Progress cargo ship". RussianSpaceWeb.com. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ Zak, Anatoly (11 September 2025). "Progress MS-32 to re-supply the ISS". www.russianspaceweb.com. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
