Cargo spacecraft "Progress MS-08"

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Description:

• PROGRESS MS-08 is a Russian International Space Station resupply mission.

Mission Report:

• Progress MS-08 was launched on Feb 13, 2018 carrying 2548 kg of cargo including the DLR ICARUS antenna which will be installed on a spacewalk. It docked with the Zvezda module at 1038 UTC Feb 15.
• The Progress MS-08 cargo ship undocked from the Zvezda module at 0216 UTC on Aug 23, 2018. It carried out experiments independently for a week. At about 0530 UTC Aug 23 (?) it lowered its orbit to 346 x 402 km; it was deorbited over the South Pacific at 0207 UTC Aug 30.

External links:

• Russian Spaceweb: Progress Information

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Progress MS-08 undocking, cancel KSC. Credit: #411

Undocking, cancel Houston. Credit: #411