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Feb. 11, 2014
February 11 planned reduction of the orbit and flooding cargo vehicle (THC) Progress M-20M. According to preliminary data, in accordance with the program laid down in the ship's on-board computer specialists Mission Control Center (MCC ) FSUE TsNIIMash, including its propulsion system is scheduled for 19 hours. 06 minutes. 30 sec., And the decline of non-combustible parts in a predetermined area of the South Pacific in the 19th hour. 54 minutes. 32 seconds. Moscow time.
Image above: The intense heat and plasma trail created as the Soyuz descent module re-enters the earths atmosphere at more than 27,000km/h.
February 3, 2014 TGC Progress M-20M nominally undocked from the docking bay (DC1) Pierce the Russian segment of the International Space Station.
Russian Cargo Ship Leaves Space Station, Another on the Way
February 11 19:54 MSK in a predetermined area of the South Pacific produced flooding incombustible residue cargo vehicle (THC) Progress M-20M. At 19:06 MSK in accordance with the program laid down in the ship's on-board computer specialists Mission Control Center (MCC) FSUE TsNIIMash on "space truck" was included on the inhibition of the propulsion system, and then began a controlled reduction of THC from orbit.
Progress M-20M undocking
During autonomous flight with TGC February 8 to 10 sessions were held space experiment bend, the purpose of which was the development of methods for the control and motion analysis of THC in gravitational orientation modes (GO) and POPs (Sun-to-Earth).
Progress M-20M undocking
TGC Progress M-20M was launched to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome July 28, 2013 and 2366 kg of cargo delivered .
ROSCOSMOS Press Releases: http://www.federalspace.ru/20212/ & http://www.federalspace.ru/20213/
Images, Video, Text. Credits: Roscosmos press service / ROSCOSMOS / NASA TV / Translation: Orbiter.ch Aerospace.
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