Progress M-07M
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Progress M-07M identified by NASA
as Progress 39 or 39P, is a Progress spacecraft which was used to resupply the International Space Station
. It was the seventh Progress-M
11F615A60 spacecraft to be launched, the fourth for the year 2010 and has the serial number
407. The spacecraft was manufactured by RKK Energia, and is being operated by the Russian Federal Space Agency
. It arrived at the space station whilst the Expedition 24
crew was aboard, and will remain docked for the entirety of Expedition 25
, before departing during Expedition 26
.
carrier rocket, flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome
. The launch occurred at 10:22:28 UTC
on 10 September 2010. The launch had previously been scheduled to occur at 11:11 UTC on 8 September, however it was delayed due to unfavorable weather conditions. After the launch the spacecraft reached a preliminary orbit of 195 by. A series of engine firings over the next two days guided Progress M-07M to the rendezvous.
Docking with the aft port of the Zvezda module of the ISS had been scheduled for around 12:37 UTC on 10 September, however due to the launch delay, it occurred on 12 September at 11:58 UTC. The approval to begin the 11-minute final approach was issued by the Russian flight controllers after assessing the systems during a brief stationkeeping hold with about 167.6 metres (549.9 ft) between the space station and the Progress spacecraft. The docking was executed flawlessly by the Kurs automated rendezvous system.
, and 210 kilograms (463 lb) of water
. The remaining 1136 kilograms (2,504.5 lb) was dry cargo, including components for the station's life support system, equipment for conducting maintenance and repairs, supplies for sanitation and hygiene, food, medical equipment, clothes and parcels for the cosmonauts aboard the station, cameras, and supplies for outfitting the Zarya
, Poisk and Rassvet
modules.
on 25 September, and for the docking of Soyuz TMA-01M
on 10 October 2010.
A second orbit raising manoeuvre was conducted at 19:41 UTC on 20 October, in preparation for the docking of Progress M-08M
. The manoeuvre lasted 228.7 seconds, and left the space station in an orbit with a perigee
of 350.7 kilometres (217.9 mi) and an apogee
of 375.7 kilometres (233.4 mi). Progress M-08M was launched on 27 October, and successfully docked two days later.
The third manoeuvre was conducted on 22 December, when eight thrusters were again used to raise the space station's orbit. This manoeuvre raised the orbit of the space station by 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) to 352.9 kilometres (219.3 mi) in preparation for the arrival of the Progress M-09M
spacecraft, which is scheduled to launch on 28 January 2011, and for the docking of on the STS-133
mission.
Automated Transfer Vehicle
. After undocking it was deorbited to a destructive reentry
over the spacecraft cemetery
in the Pacific Ocean
. Filled with trash and spent equipment onboard the ISS, Progress M-07M drowned in the Pacific Ocean at 7:58 p.m. Moscow time.
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
as Progress 39 or 39P, is a Progress spacecraft which was used to resupply the International Space Station
International Space Station
The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
. It was the seventh Progress-M
Progress-M
Progress-M , also known as Progress 7K-TGM, is a Russian, previously Soviet spacecraft which is used to resupply space stations. It is a variant of the Progress spacecraft, originally built in the late 1980s as a modernised version of the Progress 7K-TG spacecraft, using new systems developed for...
11F615A60 spacecraft to be launched, the fourth for the year 2010 and has the serial number
Serial number
A serial number is a unique number assigned for identification which varies from its successor or predecessor by a fixed discrete integer value...
407. The spacecraft was manufactured by RKK Energia, and is being operated by the Russian Federal Space Agency
Russian Federal Space Agency
The Russian Federal Space Agency , commonly called Roscosmos and abbreviated as FKA and RKA , is the government agency responsible for the Russian space science program and general aerospace research. It was previously the Russian Aviation and Space Agency .Headquarters of Roscosmos are located...
. It arrived at the space station whilst the Expedition 24
Expedition 24
Expedition 24 was the twenty-fourth long-duration mission to the International Space Station . Expedition 24 initially had 2 planned spacewalks, one Russian and one American Extra-vehicular Activity . The U.S. EVA was re-planned and a second U.S. EVA was added.- Crew :Source: NASA- Backup crew :*...
crew was aboard, and will remain docked for the entirety of Expedition 25
Expedition 25
Expedition 25 was the twenty-fifth long-duration mission to the International Space Station . Expedition 25 began with the Soyuz TMA-18 undocking on 25 September 2010...
, before departing during Expedition 26
Expedition 26
The Expedition 26 was the twenty-sixth long-duration mission to the International Space Station. The expedition's first three crew members – one US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts – arrived at the station on board Soyuz TMA-01M on 10 October 2010...
.
Launch and docking
Progress M-07M was launched by a Soyuz-USoyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....
carrier rocket, flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome
Baikonur Cosmodrome
The Baikonur Cosmodrome , also called Tyuratam, is the world's first and largest operational space launch facility. It is located in the desert steppe of Kazakhstan, about east of the Aral Sea, north of the Syr Darya river, near Tyuratam railway station, at 90 meters above sea level...
. The launch occurred at 10:22:28 UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
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on 10 September 2010. The launch had previously been scheduled to occur at 11:11 UTC on 8 September, however it was delayed due to unfavorable weather conditions. After the launch the spacecraft reached a preliminary orbit of 195 by. A series of engine firings over the next two days guided Progress M-07M to the rendezvous.
Docking with the aft port of the Zvezda module of the ISS had been scheduled for around 12:37 UTC on 10 September, however due to the launch delay, it occurred on 12 September at 11:58 UTC. The approval to begin the 11-minute final approach was issued by the Russian flight controllers after assessing the systems during a brief stationkeeping hold with about 167.6 metres (549.9 ft) between the space station and the Progress spacecraft. The docking was executed flawlessly by the Kurs automated rendezvous system.
Cargo
Progress M-07M carried 2515 kilograms (5,544.6 lb) of cargo to the International Space Station. This consisted of 1120 kilograms (2,469.2 lb) of fuel, 49 kilograms (108 lb) of oxygenOxygen
Oxygen is the element with atomic number 8 and represented by the symbol O. Its name derives from the Greek roots ὀξύς and -γενής , because at the time of naming, it was mistakenly thought that all acids required oxygen in their composition...
, and 210 kilograms (463 lb) of water
Water
Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
. The remaining 1136 kilograms (2,504.5 lb) was dry cargo, including components for the station's life support system, equipment for conducting maintenance and repairs, supplies for sanitation and hygiene, food, medical equipment, clothes and parcels for the cosmonauts aboard the station, cameras, and supplies for outfitting the Zarya
Zarya
Zarya , also known as the Functional Cargo Block or FGB , was the first module of the International Space Station to be launched. The FGB provided electrical power, storage, propulsion, and guidance to the ISS during the initial stage of assembly...
, Poisk and Rassvet
Rassvet (ISS module)
Rassvet , also known as the Mini-Research Module 1 and formerly known as the Docking Cargo Module , is a component of the International Space Station . The module's design is similar to the Mir Docking Module launched on STS-74 in 1995. Rassvet is primarily used for cargo storage and as a docking...
modules.
Orbit raising manoeuvres
Progress M-07M was used for three manoeuvres to raise the orbit of the International Space Station. The first, which used eight of the Progress spacecraft's attitude control thrusters, was carried out on 15 September 2010. The engines ignited 09:04 UTC, and burned for 526 seconds, raising the orbit of the space station by 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to 356 kilometres (221.2 mi), in preparation for the undocking and landing of Soyuz TMA-18Soyuz TMA-18
Soyuz TMA-18 was a 2010 Soyuz flight to the International Space Station. TMA-18 was the 105th manned flight of a Soyuz spacecraft since the first manned flight in 1967.- Crew :- Backup crew :- Launch :...
on 25 September, and for the docking of Soyuz TMA-01M
Soyuz TMA-01M
- Backup crew :- Spacecraft :Soyuz TMA-01M is the first spacecraft of the new modernized Soyuz TMA-M series, developed and built by RKK Energia as an upgrade of the baseline Soyuz-TMA, which has been in use since 2002. 36 obsolete pieces of equipment have been replaced with 19 new-generation...
on 10 October 2010.
A second orbit raising manoeuvre was conducted at 19:41 UTC on 20 October, in preparation for the docking of Progress M-08M
Progress M-08M
Progress M-08M , identified by NASA as Progress 40 or 40P, is a Progress spacecraft which was used to resupply the International Space Station. It was the eighth Progress-M 11F615A60 spacecraft to be launched, the fifth for the year 2010. The spacecraft was manufactured by RKK Energia, and was...
. The manoeuvre lasted 228.7 seconds, and left the space station in an orbit with a perigee
Apsis
An apsis , plural apsides , is the point of greatest or least distance of a body from one of the foci of its elliptical orbit. In modern celestial mechanics this focus is also the center of attraction, which is usually the center of mass of the system...
of 350.7 kilometres (217.9 mi) and an apogee
Apsis
An apsis , plural apsides , is the point of greatest or least distance of a body from one of the foci of its elliptical orbit. In modern celestial mechanics this focus is also the center of attraction, which is usually the center of mass of the system...
of 375.7 kilometres (233.4 mi). Progress M-08M was launched on 27 October, and successfully docked two days later.
The third manoeuvre was conducted on 22 December, when eight thrusters were again used to raise the space station's orbit. This manoeuvre raised the orbit of the space station by 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) to 352.9 kilometres (219.3 mi) in preparation for the arrival of the Progress M-09M
Progress M-09M
Progress M-09M , identified by NASA as Progress 41 or 41P, is a Progress spacecraft which was launched in 2011 to resupply the International Space Station. It was the ninth Progress-M 11F615A60 spacecraft to be launched, and has the serial number 409. The spacecraft was manufactured by RKK Energia,...
spacecraft, which is scheduled to launch on 28 January 2011, and for the docking of on the STS-133
STS-133
STS-133 was the 133rd mission in NASA's Space Shuttle program; during the mission, Space Shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station. It was Discoverys 39th and final mission. The mission launched on 24 February 2011, and landed on 9 March 2011...
mission.
Undocking
It remained docked to the space station until 20 February, 2011 when it undocked to make way for the Johannes KeplerJohannes Kepler ATV
The Johannes Kepler ATV, or Automated Transfer Vehicle 002 , was an unmanned cargo resupply spacecraft launched by the European Space Agency . It was named after the German astronomer Johannes Kepler. The spacecraft was launched on 17 February 2011, on a mission to supply the International Space...
Automated Transfer Vehicle
Automated Transfer Vehicle
The Automated Transfer Vehicle or ATV is an expendable, unmanned resupply spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency . ATVs are designed to supply the International Space Station with propellant, water, air, payload and experiments...
. After undocking it was deorbited to a destructive reentry
Atmospheric reentry
Atmospheric entry is the movement of human-made or natural objects as they enter the atmosphere of a celestial body from outer space—in the case of Earth from an altitude above the Kármán Line,...
over the spacecraft cemetery
Spacecraft cemetery
The so-called Spacecraft Cemetery is an area in the southern Pacific Ocean 3900 km southeast of Wellington, New Zealand,where spacecraft, notably the defunct Mir space station and waste-filled Progress cargo ships are and have been routinely deposited. It has been chosen for its remoteness, as...
in the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
. Filled with trash and spent equipment onboard the ISS, Progress M-07M drowned in the Pacific Ocean at 7:58 p.m. Moscow time.
See also
- 2010 in spaceflight2010 in spaceflightThe year 2010 saw a number of notable events in spaceflight. These included the first test flight of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which is intended to conduct commercial resupply missions to the International Space Station under the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program, and the...
- List of Progress flights
- List of unmanned spaceflights to the ISS