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Russian Cargo Spacecraft Burns in the Atmosphere.

The Progress 80 cargo spacecraft left the ISS on October 23 2022. After it had hit the atmosphere, The spacecraft had burnt up.

Russian Soyuz Emergency Landing — Ballistic Reentry Explained
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The 3 main supply spacecrafts for the ISS are Progress, Cargo dragon and Cygnus. Progress and Cygnus both burn up after their work is done. Crew dragon on the other hand safely returns home for future reuse.

The spacecraft undocked from the ISS and fired its engines to deorbit for a ballistic reentry. The spacecraft had burned up in the process. We hope to see progress 81 fly later.

Soyuz (spacecraft) - Wikipedia
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