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Dec 8, 2021 11 tweets 6 min read Read on X
First view of #ISS from approaching #Soyuz MS-20 with a distance shown as around 2.38 kilometers:
...and #SoyuzMS20 from #ISS:
Next for #SoyuzMS20 a flyaround to align with the Poisk module, its destination on #ISS:
Flyaround now begins at a distance of less than 400 meters between #Soyuz MS-20 and #ISS:
There was apparently a random reboot of #Soyuz' computer, but the flyaround of #ISS continues as planned:
#Soyuz now achieved good alignment with Poisk module (MIM2) in prep for automated docking. The Kurs rendezvous system is in approach mode. The ship now performs a roll maneuver for a correct position ahead of final approach:
roll maneuver completed:
Final approach is now initiated...
The crew vehicle is now less than 100 meters from #ISS
Good alignment for final approach is reported (and visible)... but there is another reboot...:
The docking mechanism is fully activated, #Soyuz is in final approach at a distance of less than 40 meters:

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