Moscow, Russian freighter Rusia.- Progress -M-27M, released Tuesday from the Baikonur cosmodrome was placed in a orbit incorrect for reasons yet investigated, so its coupling to the International Space Station (ISS) was postponed to Thursday.
ship unmanned, that takes supplies to the ISS, should have docked to the space station about six hours after launch from the Baikonur, but was placed in a higher than expected orbit, after being badly placed there by the carrier rocket Soyuz.2.1A.
The decision when it in its orbit was forced to opt for the long flight cycle, established in two days, according to the Russian space agency Roscosmos.
“There are some problems telemetry data ship space. They are being worked by specialists Roscosmos “, the agency said in a statement without elaborating.
Specialists working on the problem and will try to contact the freighter in its next turn around the Earth, because at the moment is outside the area of the radiovisibilidad.
However, some experts doubt that can be attached on schedule 48 hours after their departure.
communication with the space freighter was lost shortly after launch and the carrier rocket that will place it in a higher orbit 38 kilometers than expected at its peak, after being badly placed there by the carrier rocket.
The Progress M-27M carrying nearly 2.5 tons of supplies to the ISS, including fuel, oxygen, food and scientific equipment, also carries a replica of the flag that Soviet soldiers hoisted over the Reichstag in May 1945 when they captured Berlin.
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