Progress MS-33 deorbited and sunk in Pacific Ocean

Moscow, Aug 8. The Progress MS-33 cargo spacecraft was sunk in the Pacific Ocean after separating from the International Space Station (ISS).

Consensus

• The Progress MS-33 cargo spacecraft was deorbited after detaching from the International Space Station.
• The spacecraft entered Earth's dense atmosphere and disintegrated.
• Non-combusted structural elements of the spacecraft fell into a non-navigable area of the Pacific Ocean.
• The spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on March 22.
• The spacecraft delivered over 2,500 kg of cargo to the ISS.
• The spacecraft was docked to the Russian segment of the ISS in manual mode.
• The detachment occurred on September 7 at 18:18 Moscow time.
• The deorbit burn was initiated at 21:27 Moscow time.
• The event was confirmed by Roscosmos.

Points of divergence

• The launch did not proceed in a fully nominal mode, as one of the KURS system antennas remained unopened. — fontanka
• The spacecraft completed 34 orbits around Earth and took 49 hours and 35 minutes to reach the ISS. — fontanka
• The spacecraft was docked on March 24. — interfax
• The spacecraft was docked in manual mode in March. — vesti
• The spacecraft delivered 1,200 kg of dry cargo, 828 kg of fuel, 420 kg of drinking water, and 50 kg of oxygen. — fontanka

Coverage (4 sources)

• Progress MS-33 de-orbited and sunk in the Pacific Ocean — Вести
• Cargo ship "Progress MS-33" sunk in the Pacific Ocean — Интерфакс
• Cargo ship "Progress MS-33" completed six-month mission on ISS by falling into the Pacific Ocean — Фонтанка
• Cargo ship "Progress MS-33" departed the ISS — Интерфакс

Key entities

• MKS
• Pacific Ocean
• Roscosmos
• Moscow
• International Space Station
• Baikonur