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Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 2021-066ALaunched 7/21/2021
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Nauka Mission
Launch Vehicle
Proton-M
Launch Date
7/21/2021
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
293 km
Inclination
51.58 deg
Dry Mass
19,200 kg
Total Mass
20,257 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Human Spaceflight
Payload Category
SS
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
RSC Energia
Manufacturer
Khrunichev State Research and Production Center
Registry
COSPAR ID
2021-066A
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1021
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Mentions
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The International Space Station temporarily lost attitude control on 2021-07-29 when thrusters on the new Russian Nauka module fired three hours after docking.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Aug 10, 2021Antares launches NG-16 Cygnus space station cargo spacecraft
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NASA expected to have a better idea of the schedule for completing the Nauka investigation within two to three weeks following the 2021-08-09 briefing.

PlanValue 3.0Aug 10, 2021Antares launches NG-16 Cygnus space station cargo spacecraft

The Nauka science laboratory accidentally fired its thrusters for 47 minutes on 2021-07-29 after docking with the International Space Station.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Aug 4, 2021UPDATE 4: Still A ‘No Go’ For ULA’s Launch Of The Boeing Starliner

The Nauka thruster firing pushed the International Space Station from its normal configuration and interrupted solar power collection and space communications twice on 2021-07-29.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Aug 4, 2021UPDATE 4: Still A ‘No Go’ For ULA’s Launch Of The Boeing Starliner

The Starliner launch had originally been scheduled for 2021-07-30 but was postponed after the International Space Station temporarily lost attitude control when thrusters on the Nauka module fired several hours after docking on 2021-07-29.

PlanGeneralValue 4.2Aug 3, 2021Starliner glitch delays launch

A temporary loss of attitude control at the International Space Station on 2021-07-29 was caused by thruster firings of the Nauka module several hours after Nauka docked with the station.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Aug 1, 2021Starliner resets for next launch attempt after ISS problems

Russian controllers were able to turn off Nauka’s thrusters and the station’s attitude control was restored at 1:29 p.m. Eastern on 2021-07-29.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jul 29, 2021Station loses attitude control after Nauka docking, Starliner launch delayed

The Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) Nauka docked to the International Space Station’s Zvezda service module at 9:29 a.m. Eastern on 2021-07-29.

PlanValue 4.0Jul 29, 2021Station loses attitude control after Nauka docking, Starliner launch delayed

Nauka launched on 2021-07-21 on a Proton rocket and experienced multiple technical problems, including with its propulsion system, immediately after reaching orbit.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jul 29, 2021Station loses attitude control after Nauka docking, Starliner launch delayed

Nauka started firing its thrusters at about 12:34 p.m. Eastern on 2021-07-29 for unknown reasons.

GeneralCapabilityValue 2.8Jul 29, 2021Station loses attitude control after Nauka docking, Starliner launch delayed

NASA postponed the 2021-07-30 launch of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) because the investigation into Nauka’s unplanned thruster firing was still ongoing.

PlanValue 4.0Jul 29, 2021Station loses attitude control after Nauka docking, Starliner launch delayed

Engineers expected to complete a quick-look analysis of the station by the end of 2021-07-29 while controllers worked to reconfigure Nauka.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.5Jul 29, 2021Station loses attitude control after Nauka docking, Starliner launch delayed

The International Space Station lost attitude control eight minutes after Nauka began firing its thrusters, moving as much as 45 degrees out of alignment.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Jul 29, 2021Station loses attitude control after Nauka docking, Starliner launch delayed

Nauka is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station on 2021-07-29.

PlanValue 4.0Jul 23, 2021Starliner cleared for second uncrewed test flight

Nauka, the Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM), launched 2021-07-21 and performed two maneuvers on 2021-07-22 to raise its orbit.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.8Jul 23, 2021Starliner cleared for second uncrewed test flight

Roscosmos originally proposed launching Nauka in 2007 and experienced repeated delays including a required replacement of the module’s propulsion system.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jul 21, 2021Russia launches Nauka module to International Space Station

A Proton-M rocket launched the Multipurpose Laboratory Module Nauka from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 2021-07-21.

PlanValue 4.0Jul 21, 2021Russia launches Nauka module to International Space Station

Nauka includes a European robotic arm that ESA astronauts on the ISS, including Thomas Pesquet who is part of Crew-2, will help commission to support exterior scientific research and relocation of modules on the Russian segment.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 22, 2021NASA emphasizes good relationship with Roscosmos as Russia mulls exiting ISS