In accordance with the technical management’s decision, the Progress M-UM cargo spacecraft-module with the Prichal Node Module was delivered to the filling station at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Before transportation to the filling-neutralizing station, the spacecraft-module underwent check weighing, balancing, and was sent to Site 31. This morning, specialists from RSC Energia and core enterprises of Roscosmos began fueling the Progress M-UM the propellant supply system of the united propulsion system with propellant components and compressed nitrogen. Upon completion of fueling, the spacecraft-module will return to Site 254 to undergo the final stage of prelaunch processing.
The universal Prichal Node Module developed and produced by RSC Energia is designed to increase technical and operational capabilities of the ISS Russian Segment. The launch of Prichal within Progress M-UM on a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket is planned for November 24, 2021.