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Progress MS-33 (Progress 94) to dock manually with ISS after antenna fault

An unmanned Russian Progress MS‑33 (Progress 94) launched to the ISS and will dock manually after an antenna fault disabled its automated rendezvous system. The Soyuz‑2.1a‑launched freighter is catching up for a scheduled docking tomorrow to deliver food and supplies to Expedition 74.

Discovered 2026-03-22T23:41:08.387104-07:00 | 2026-03-22T23:41:08.387104-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Automated rendezvous failure forces a manual docking for a vehicle carrying essential food and supplies to Expedition 74, increasing crew and ground-team workload; the mission was recently cleared for launch from Baikonur (source:eb2662a4-37a1-440c-8c59-099dc760e8e4).
  • Manual approach raises contingency and operational risk while underscoring dependence on Russian rendezvous systems amid an active cargo traffic cadence following recent Cygnus operations (source:b35418b5-da67-45fa-b3a7-89fc3cb4e169).
  • The anomaly is another hardware-related event to track for the Russian segment after recent integrity issues, reinforcing the importance of monitoring component reliability and station operational impacts (source:f79495a7-51ae-40b8-915d-afefe09db6c3).

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2026-03-22T23:41:08.387104-07:00
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2026-03-23T18:01:19.835692-07:00
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