Progress M1-8
Progress M1-8 departing the ISS | |
Mission type | ISS resupply |
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Operator | Roskosmos |
COSPAR ID | 2002-013A |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Progress-M1 11F615A55 |
Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 21 March 2002, 20:13:39 UTC |
Rocket | Soyuz-U |
Launch site | Baikonur Site 1/5 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Deorbited |
Decay date | 25 June 2002, 12:26:52 UTC |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
Docking with ISS | |
Docking port | Zvezda Aft |
Docking date | 24 March 2002, 20:57:56 UTC |
Undocking date | 25 June 2002, 08:26:30 UTC |
Time docked | 3 months |
Progress M1-8, identified by NASA as Progress 7 or 7P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M1 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 257.[1]
Progress M1-8 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 20:13:39 GMT on 21 March 2002.[1] The spacecraft docked with the Aft port of the Zvezda module at 20:57:56 GMT on 24 March.[2][3] It remained docked for three months before undocking at 08:26:30 GMT on 25 June[2] to make way for Progress M-46.[4] It was deorbited at 11:35:00 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 12:26:52 GMT.[2][5]
Progress M1-8 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research.
See also
References
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- 1 2 3 4 Anikeev, Alexander. "Cargo spacecraft "Progress M1-8"". Manned Astronautics - Figures & Facts. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Progress M1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ↑ Zak, Anatoly. "Progress cargo ship". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-06-07.