The maximum load for it is 8.25 tons
MOSCOW, November 23. /tass/. Roscosmos may set a record for the mass output to the International Space Station (ISS) by the Soyuz-2 rocket during the launch of the Berth node module. This was reported to TASS by cosmonautics historian Alexander Zheleznyakov.
"If we talk about flights [using Soyuz-2] to the ISS, then yes, this is indeed a record mass," he said.
According to the cosmonautics historian, the payload mass at launch will be almost at the limit of the Soyuz-2 capabilities. At the same time, the rocket has already brought some products of a similar mass on this carrier, but not to the ISS.
The maximum output load of Soyuz-2 is 8.25 tons. It is assumed that on November 24, the carrier will withdraw 8,18 tons.
The launch of the Progress M-UM spacecraft with the Berth node module on the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome is scheduled for 16:06 Moscow time on November 24. Docking to the multipurpose laboratory module Nauka, which docked at the ISS on July 29, is scheduled for November 26. Earlier, Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said that the new module will expand the possibilities of docking with the ISS of Russian ships, including the new ship "Eagle".
In addition, the module ship should also deliver about 700 kg of various cargoes to the ISS, including resource equipment and consumables, water treatment, medical control and sanitary and hygienic support, maintenance and repair equipment, as well as standard food rations for the crew of the 66th main expedition.
