| Mission type | International Space Station resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2001-021A |
| SATCAT no. | 26773 |
| Mission duration | 95 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M1 s/n 255 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 20 May 2001, 22:32:40 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 22 August 2001, 09:50 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 270 km |
| Apogee altitude | 316 km |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Period | 90.4 minutes |
| Epoch | 20 May 2001 |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Zvezda aft |
| Docking date | 23 May 2001, 00:23:57 UTC |
| Undocking date | 22 August 2001, 06:02 UTC |
| Time docked | 91 days |
Progress ISS Resupply | |
Progress M1-6, identified by NASA as Progress 4P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M1 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 255.1
Launch
Progress M1-6 was launched on the maiden flight of the Soyuz-FG carrier rocket, flying from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 22:32:40 UTC on 20 May 2001.1 The spacecraft docked with the aft port of the Zvezda module at 00:23:57 UTC on 23 May 2001.23
Undocking
It remained docked for 91 days before undocking at 06:02 UTC on 22 August 20012 to make way for Progress M-45.4 It was deorbited at 09:00 UTC on the same day,2 burning up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 09:50 UTC.25
Progress M1-6 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research.
References
References
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- Anikeev, Alexander. "Cargo spacecraft "Progress M1-6"". Manned Astronautics - Figures and Facts. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - Wade, Mark. "Progress M1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 12 June 2002. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- Zak, Anatoly. "Progress cargo ship". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 7 June 2009.