Progress M-03M (Russian: Прогресс М-03М), identified by NASA as Progress 35P, was a Progress spacecraft used by the Russian Federal Space Agency to resupply the International Space Station (ISS).
 Progress M-03M is docked to the ISS. | |
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2009-056A |
| SATCAT no. | 35948 |
| Mission duration | 194 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M s/n 403 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 15 October 2009, 01:14 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 27 April 2010 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 291 km |
| Apogee altitude | 336 km |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Period | 90.79 minutes |
| Epoch | 15 October 2009 [1] |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Pirs |
| Docking date | 18 October 2009, 01:40 UTC |
| Undocking date | 22 April 2010, 16:32 UTC |
| Time docked | 186 days |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 2000 kg |
| Pressurised | 790 kg |
| Fuel | 870 kg |
| Water | 420 kg |
Progress ISS Resupply | |
Launch
editProgress M-03M launched on a Soyuz-U carrier rocket, flying from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Liftoff took place at 01:14 UTC on 15 October 2009.[2]
Docking
editDocking with the Pirs module of the ISS took place on 18 October 2009 at 01:40 UTC.[3][4]
Cargo
editProgress M-03M delivered 790 kg (1750 lb) of dry cargo, 870 kg (1918 lb) of propellant and 420 kg (926 lb) of water.
Undocking
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The spacecraft undocked from Pirs on 22 April 2010. Filled with trash and discarded space station items, the Progress ship was used for scientific experiments until it was deorbited, entering the Earth's atmosphere and burning up over the Pacific Ocean. The deorbit burn occurred at 18:07 UTC on 27 April 2010.[5]
See also
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References
edit- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Progress M-03M". nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ Justin Ray. "Latest freighter heads for International Space Station". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ^ Justin Ray. "Cargo ship arrives at the International Space Station". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
- ^ NASA (28 April 2010). "NASA ISS On-orbit Status Report". Retrieved 29 April 2010.
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