Progress M-49 Explained

Progress M-49
Mission Type:ISS resupply
Operator:Roskosmos
Cospar Id:2004-019A
Satcat:28261
Mission Duration:66 days
Spacecraft Type:Progress-M s/n 249
Manufacturer:RKK Energia
Launch Date:25 May 2004, 12:34:23 UTC
Launch Rocket:Soyuz-U
Launch Site:Baikonur, Site 1/5
Disposal Type:Deorbited
Decay Date:30 July 2004, 11:23:35 UTC
Orbit Epoch:25 May 2004
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Low Earth
Orbit Periapsis:236 km
Orbit Apoapsis:246 km
Orbit Inclination:51.6°
Orbit Period:89.3 minutes
Apsis:gee
Docking:
Docking Type:dock
Docking Port:Zvezda aft
Docking Date:27 May 2004, 13:54:43 UTC
Undocking Date:30 July 2004, 06:04:48 UTC
Time Docked:64 days
Cargo Mass:2500 kg
Programme:Progress ISS Resupply
Previous Mission:Progress M1-11
Next Mission:Progress M-50

Progress M-49 (Russian: Прогресс М-49|italic=yes), identified by NASA as Progress 14P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 249.[1]

Launch

Progress M-49 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 12:34:23 UTC on 25 May 2004.[1]

Docking

The spacecraft docked with the aft port of the Zvezda module at 13:54:43 UTC on 27 May.[2] [3] It remained docked for 64 days before undocking at 06:04:48 UTC on 30 July 2004[2] to make way for Progress M-50.[4] It was deorbited at 10:37:00 GMT on the same day.[2] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 11:23:35 UTC.[2] [5]

Progress M-49 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Launch Log. McDowell . Jonathan. Jonathan McDowell. Jonathan's Space Page. 2009-06-06.
  2. Web site: Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-49". Alexander. Anikeev. Manned Astronautics - Figures and Facts. 2009-06-06. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071010060212/http://space.kursknet.ru/cosmos/english/cargoes/prm49.sht. 2007-10-10.
  3. Web site: Progress M. Wade. Mark. Encyclopedia Astronautica. 2009-06-06. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090710175743/http://www.astronautix.com/craft/proressm.htm. 2009-07-10.
  4. Web site: Progress cargo ship. Zak. Anatoly. RussianSpaceWeb . 2009-06-06.
  5. Web site: Satellite Catalog. McDowell. Jonathan. Jonathan's Space Page. 2009-06-06.