Progress M-11M Explained

Progress M-11M
Mission Type:ISS resupply
Operator:Roskosmos
Cospar Id:2011-027A
Satcat:37679
Mission Duration:72 days
Spacecraft Type:Progress-M s/n 411
Manufacturer:RKK Energia
Launch Date:21 June 2011, 14:38 UTC[1]
Launch Rocket:Soyuz-U
Launch Site:Baikonur, Site 1/5
Disposal Type:Deorbited
Decay Date:1 September 2011
Orbit Epoch:21 June 2011
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Low Earth
Orbit Inclination:51.6°
Apsis:gee
Docking:
Docking Type:dock
Docking Port:Zvezda aft
Docking Date:23 June 2011, 16:37 UTC
Undocking Date:23 August 2011
Time Docked:61 days
Cargo Mass:2673 kg
Cargo Mass Press:1900 kg (dry cargo)
Cargo Mass Fuel:740 kg
Cargo Mass Gas:50 kg (oxygen and air)
Cargo Mass Water:420 kg
Programme:Progress ISS Resupply
Previous Mission:Progress M-10M
Next Mission:Progress M-12M

Progress M-11M (Russian: Прогресс М-11М|italic=yes), identified by NASA as Progress 43P, is a Progress spacecraft which was launched on 21 June 2011 to resupply the International Space Station.[2] It was the eleventh Progress-M 11F615A60 spacecraft to be launched. The spacecraft is manufactured by RKK Energia, and will be operated by the Russian Federal Space Agency.[2] Progress M-11M transferred more than 2500 kg of cargo to the Space Station, including food, water, scientific hardware, propellant, and cargo for the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), NASA and the Japanese Space Agency, (JAXA).

Launch

The Soyuz-U rocket that carried the Progress M-11M cargo spacecraft into orbit was rolled out on 19 June 2011. Following the roll out, the rocket was erected in vertical in Baikonur's pad 1.[3] L-2 days, operations were successfully completed on the day with integrated tests that included verification of the launch facilities and simulation of the lift-off and initial stages of the launch sequence.[4]

The Progress M-11M was lifted off atop a Soyuz-U rocket from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan. After the launch, the spacecraft reached a preliminary orbit of 240.09 km by 193.96 km.[5] The revolution of the successfully injected orbit was 88.54 minutes. A series of engine firings over the next two days guided the ship to set up a rendezvous with the Space Station.

Docking

Progress M-11M docked with the Zvezda service module of the Space Station at 16:37 UTC on 23 June 2011. The docking occurred 394 km above eastern Kazakhstan and under monitoring of the mission control center and the station crew after Progress ship approached the station on auto pilot. The docking was monitored by the Mission Control Center in Moscow and the station Expedition 28 crew.[6]

Cargo

The cargo of Progress M-11M included 1276 kg of equipment, food, clothing, life support system gear, 740 kg of propellant, 420 kg of water and some 50 kg of oxygen and air.

Inventory

Total cargo mass delivered: 2673 kg

Item description [7] Mass (kg)
Propellant in the propulsion system tanks for the ISS needs 250
Propellant in the refuelling system tanks 740
Oxygen 50
Water in the Rodnik system tanks 420
Items in the cargo compartment 1213
ECLSS 189
Water supply system 45
Thermal control system 8
On-board TM system 2
Onboard measure system 1
Maintenance and repair equipment 4
Sanitary and hygienic items 64
Individual fire protection items 3
Food containers, fresh products 249
Medical equipment, linen, personal hygienic and prophylactics items 42
FGB hardware 82
Rassvet hardware 21
Science experimental hardware, including experimental 42
Russian crew's items 77
On-board documentation files, crew provisions, video- and photo-equipment 22
US Orbital Segment hardware 362

Station reboost

The four attitude thrusters of Progress M-11M was fired on 1 July 2011 to reboost the Space Station. After the burn, the ISS orbit was raised by 3.5 km and achieved 388.3 km.[8] The purpose of the reboost was to gain altitude and set up phasing conditions for Space Shuttle Atlantis' STS-135 (ULF7) mission.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Progress M-11M . nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov. April 30, 2023.
  2. Web site: Consolidated Launch Manifest. 10 June 2011 . NASA. NASA.
  3. Web site: Soyuz-U/Progress M-11M Erected on the Launch Pad. Russian Federal Space Agency. Russian Federal Space Agency. 2011-06-19 . 2011-06-25. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101220233447/http://roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=11916. 2010-12-20.
  4. Web site: Progress M-11M Launch Campaign: Spare Day at Baikonur. Russian Federal Space Agency. Russian Federal Space Agency. 20 June 2011 . 25 June 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101220233337/http://roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=11919. 20 December 2010.
  5. Web site: Progress M-11M is Flying Towards the ISS. Russian Federal Space Agency. Russian Federal Space Agency. 22 June 2011 . 25 June 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120315122251/http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=11931&lang=en. 15 March 2012.
  6. Web site: Space station welcomes Russian cargo ship arrival. Justin Ray. Spaceflightnow.com. 23 June 2011 . 24 June 2011.
  7. Web site: Progress M-11M to Arrive at the ISS Today. Russian Federal Space Agency. Russian Federal Space Agency. 2011-06-23. 2011-06-25. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101220231838/http://roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=11934. 2010-12-20.
  8. Web site: ISS Orbit Raised by Russian Progress. Roscosmos. Roscosmos. 1 July 2011. 2 July 2011. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111015190753/http://roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=11963. 15 October 2011.