Progress M-29M Explained

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Progress M-29M
Mission Type:International Space Station resupply
Operator:Roscosmos
Cospar Id:2015-055A
Satcat:40944
Mission Duration:190 days
Spacecraft Type:Progress-M s/n 429
Manufacturer:RKK Energia
Launch Mass:7283 kg
Launch Date:1 October 2015, 16:49:40 UTC
Launch Rocket:Soyuz-U
Launch Site:Baikonur, Site 1/5
Disposal Type:Deorbited
Decay Date:08 April 2016, 13:31 UTC
Orbit Epoch:1 October 2015
Orbit Reference:Geocentric[1]
Orbit Regime:Low Earth
Orbit Periapsis:193.77 km
Orbit Apoapsis:246.34 km
Orbit Inclination:51.64°
Orbit Period:89.42 minutes
Apsis:gee
Docking:
Docking Type:dock
Docking Date:1 October 2015, 22:52 UTC
Undocking Date:30 March 2016, 14:14 UTC
Time Docked:181 days
Cargo Mass:2369 kg
Cargo Mass Press:1549 kg
Cargo Mass Fuel:350 kg
Cargo Mass Gas:50 kg
Cargo Mass Water:420 kg
Programme:Progress ISS Resupply
Previous Mission:Progress M-28M
Next Mission:Progress MS-01

Progress M-29M (Russian: Прогресс М-29М|italic=yes), identified by NASA as Progress 61P was a Progress spaceflight by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) in 2015. It was launched on 1 October 2015, to deliver cargo to the ISS. Progress M-29M is the final vehicle in Progress M-30M series, which was succeeded by the modified variant known as Progress-MS later in 2015.[2]

Launch

Progress M-29M was launched on 1 October 2015 at 16:49:40 UTC from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Docking

Progress M-29M docked with the Zvezda docking compartment on 1 October 2015 at 22:52 UTC. The spacecraft undocked from the station on 30 March 2016 at 14:14 UTC.

Cargo

The Progress M-29M spacecraft carried 2369 kg of cargo and supplies to the International Space Station. The spacecraft delivered food, fuel and supplies, including 350 kg of propellant, 50 kg of oxygen and air, 420 kg of water, and 1549 kg of spare parts, supplies and experiment hardware for the six members of the Expedition 45 crew. Progress M-29M is scheduled to remain docked to Zvezda for about two months.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Launch Log. Jonathan. McDowell. Jonathan's Space Page. 10 October 2015.
  2. Web site: Progress M-29M to supply ISS. www.russianspaceweb.com . 2015-09-29. 29 September 2015.
  3. Web site: Space Station Receives Express Delivery in Six Hours. NASA. 2015-10-01 . 1 October 2015.