Progress M1-11 Explained

Progress M1-11
Mission Type:ISS resupply
Operator:Roskosmos
Cospar Id:2004-002A
Satcat:28142
Mission Duration:126 days
Spacecraft Type:Progress-M1 s/n 260
Manufacturer:RKK Energia
Launch Date:29 January 2004, 11:58:08 UTC
Launch Rocket:Soyuz-U
Launch Site:Baikonur, Site 1/5
Disposal Type:Deorbited
Decay Date:3 June 2004, 10:36:25 UTC
Orbit Epoch:29 January 2004
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Low Earth
Orbit Periapsis:190 km
Orbit Apoapsis:260 km
Orbit Inclination:51.6°
Orbit Period:88.7 minutes
Apsis:gee
Docking:
Docking Type:dock
Docking Port:Zvezda aft
Docking Date:31 January 2004, 13:13:11 UTC
Undocking Date:24 May 2004, 09:19:29 UTC
Time Docked:114 days
Cargo Mass:2500 kg
Programme:Progress ISS Resupply
Previous Mission:Progress M-48
Next Mission:Progress M-49

Progress M1-11, identified by NASA as Progress 13P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M1 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 260.[1]

Launch

Progress M1-11 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 11:58:08 UTC on 29 January 2004.[1]

Docking

The spacecraft docked with the aft port of the Zvezda module at 13:13:11 UTC on 31 January 2004.[2] [3] It remained docked for 114 days before undocking at 09:19:29 UTC on 24 May 2004[2] to make way for Progress M-49.[4] Following undocking, it remained in orbit for ten days, conducting tests of its attitude control system.[4] It was deorbited at 09:50 UTC on 3 June 2004.[2] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 10:36:25 UTC.[2] [5]

Progress M1-11 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research. Its cargo included an Orlan spacesuit, a replacement flex hose for the Destiny module, a new Elektron oxygen generator with spare parts for the Elektron already aboard the ISS, some oxygen generator candles, spare batteries, new fire detection and suppression systems, a gas analysis system, cameras, data cassettes, and an external experiment package for the Zvezda module, Matreshka.[3] It was also used to perform a reboost manoeuvre shortly before its departure from the ISS.

It was the last Progress-M1 11F615A55 to be launched, with all subsequent flights until 2011 using the earlier Progress-M spacecraft. An updated Progress M1, serial number 11F615A70, was later canceled. Progress-M was eventually replaced by 11F615A60, which retained the Progress-M designation, beginning with Progress M-01M in 2008.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Launch Log. McDowell. Jonathan. Jonathan's Space Page . 2009-06-07.
  2. Web site: Cargo spacecraft "Progress M1-11". Alexander. Anikeev. Manned Astronautics - Figures and Facts. 2009-06-07. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071010060131/http://space.kursknet.ru/cosmos/english/cargoes/pr1m11.sht. 2007-10-10.
  3. Web site: Progress M1. https://web.archive.org/web/20020612062830/http://www.astronautix.com/craft/proessm1.htm. dead. 12 June 2002. Wade. Mark. Encyclopedia Astronautica. 2009-06-07.
  4. Web site: Progress cargo ship. Zak. Anatoly . RussianSpaceWeb. 2009-06-07.
  5. Web site: Satellite Catalog. McDowell. Jonathan. Jonathan's Space Page. 2009-06-07.