Uploaded August 2011 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Progress 44 (M-12M) Fails To Reach Orbit
After what looked like a visibly successful launch on a Soyuz-U Rocket the Progress M-12M unsuccessfully detached from the upper stage after an early shutdown of the stage.
It was confirmed a while after launch the Progress Spacecraft and 3 tonns of Supplies crashed near Altai.
Approximately 325 seconds into flight, a malfunction was detected in the RD-0110 engine powering the Blok I third stage of the Soyuz-U rocket, which caused the onboard computer to terminate the flight through thrust termination. As a result, the vehicle failed to achieve orbit, reentering over the Altai Republic region of Russia. It was the first failure of a Progress spacecraft since launches began in 1978.
Progress 44 (M-12M) Fails To Reach Orbit
After what looked like a visibly successful launch on a Soyuz-U Rocket the Progress M-12M unsuccessfully detached from the upper stage after an early shutdown of the stage.
It was confirmed a while after launch the Progress Spacecraft and 3 tonns of Supplies crashed near Altai.
Approximately 325 seconds into flight, a malfunction was detected in the RD-0110 engine powering the Blok I third stage of the Soyuz-U rocket, which caused the onboard computer to terminate the flight through thrust termination. As a result, the vehicle failed to achieve orbit, reentering over the Altai Republic region of Russia. It was the first failure of a Progress spacecraft since launches began in 1978.
