Progress M-49 (Russian: Прогресс М-49), 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]
 Progress M-49 departing the ISS. | |
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2004-019A |
| SATCAT no. | 28261 |
| Mission duration | 66 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M s/n 249 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 25 May 2004, 12:34:23 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 30 July 2004, 11:23:35 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 236 km |
| Apogee altitude | 246 km |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Period | 89.3 minutes |
| Epoch | 25 May 2004 |
| Docking with ISS | |
| 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 |
Progress ISS Resupply | |
Launch
editProgress 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
editThe 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
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References
edit- ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ^ a b c d Anikeev, Alexander. "Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-49"". Manned Astronautics - Figures and Facts. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Progress M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ^ Zak, Anatoly. "Progress cargo ship". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
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