TGK PG

TGK PG
ManufacturerRSC Energia
Country of originRussia
OperatorRoscosmos
ApplicationsSpace station resupply
Specifications
Spacecraft typeAutomated cargo spacecraft
Launch mass8,180 kg (18,030 lb)
Payload capacity3,400 kg (7,500 lb)
Volume18 m3 (640 cu ft)
Production
StatusProposal
Maiden launchpost 2020 (planned)
Related spacecraft
Derived fromProgress-MS & Orel
← Progress-MS

TGK PG (Russian: Транспортный Грузовой Корабль Повышенной Грузоподъемности (ТГК ПГ), lit.'Cargo vehicle with increased payload capacity') is an automated cargo spacecraft project to replace Progress-MS as the Russian logistic vehicle to the ISS. It was requested for development to take advantage of the increased lift capacity of the Soyuz-2.1b.[1][2] The initial development contract was awarded to RSC Energia by Roscosmos on December 11, 2015. The spacecraft is not expected to fly before 2020.[3][4]

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