Progress M-MIM2 explained

Progress M-MIM2
Mission Type:ISS assembly
Operator:Roskosmos
Cospar Id:2009-060A
Satcat:36086
Spacecraft Type:Progress-M (modified)
Manufacturer:RKK Energia
Launch Mass:7102kg (15,657lb)
Launch Date: UTC[1]
Launch Rocket:Soyuz-U
Launch Site:Baikonur Site 1/5
Disposal Type:Deorbited
Decay Date: UTC
Orbit Epoch:November 18, 2009[2]
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Low Earth
Orbit Periapsis:336km (209miles)
Orbit Apoapsis:344km (214miles)
Orbit Inclination:51.6 degrees
Orbit Period:91.33 minutes
Apsis:gee
Docking:
Docking Type:dock
Docking Port:Zvezda zenith (Poisk)
Docking Date:12 November 2009, 15:41 UTC
Undocking Date:8 December 2009, 00:16 UTC
Time Docked: days
Payload Items:Poisk
Cargo Mass:3670kg (8,090lb)
Programme:Progress ISS assembly
Previous Mission:Progress M-03M
Next Mission:Progress M-04M

Progress M-MIM2 (Russian: Прогресс М-МИМ2), or Progress M-MRM2, originally designated Progress M-SO2, was a modified Progress-M 11F615A55, Russian production No. 302, which was used to deliver the Poisk module to the International Space Station.[3] It has the pressurised cargo module removed to accommodate Poisk.[4] It was similar to the Progress M-SO1 spacecraft which was used to deliver the Pirs module to the station in 2001.

Launch

Progress M-MIM2 and Poisk were launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket flying from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch occurred at 14:22 GMT on 10 November 2009.[3] At launch, Progress M-MIM2 had a total mass of, including the 3670kg (8,090lb) Poisk module.[4] [5]

Docking

The spacecraft docked with the zenith port of the International Space Station's Zvezda module on 12 November. Capture occurred at 15:41 GMT,[6] and initial docking was completed successfully at 15:44.[7]

Undocking and Decay

At 00:16 GMT on 8 December, Progress M-MIM2 was undocked from Poisk, and at 04:48 GMT its engines ignited to begin a 38-second deorbit burn. It reentered the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean at 05:27, and had broken up by 05:32.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Launch Log. Jonathan. McDowell. Jonathan's Space Page. 22 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Satellite Catalog. Jonathan. McDowell. Jonathan's Space Page. 22 January 2014.
  3. Web site: Russia Launches Scientific Module To ISS. Space-Travel.com. 2009-11-10. 2009-11-13.
  4. Web site: Issue 618. Jonathan's Space Report. McDowell. Jonathan. Jonathan's Space Page. 2009-11-13.
  5. Web site: Russian module launches via Soyuz for Thursday ISS docking. Chris. Bergin. NASASpaceflight.com. 2009-11-10. 2009-11-13.
  6. Web site: Poisk module adds room to International Space Station. Stephen. Clark. Spaceflight Now. 2009-11-12. 2009-11-13.
  7. Web site: ISS On-Orbit Status. NASA. 2009-11-12. 2009-11-13.
  8. Web site: ISS On-Orbit Status. NASA. 2009-12-08. 2009-12-20.