Engineering:Progress M-05M

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Progress M-05M
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Progress M-05M approaching the ISS.
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorRoskosmos
COSPAR ID2010-018A
SATCAT no.36521
Mission duration201 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeProgress-M s/n 405
ManufacturerRKK Energia
Start of mission
Launch date28 April 2010, 17:15 UTC
RocketSoyuz-U
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 1/5
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date15 November 2010
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Inclination51.6°
Epoch28 April 2010
Docking with ISS
Docking portPirs
Docking date1 May 2010, 18:30 UTC
Undocking date25 October 2010, 14:25 UTC
Time docked177 days
Cargo
Mass2400 kg
Pressurised1497 kg (dry cargo)
Fuel870 kg
Water100 kg
Progress ISS Resupply
 

Progress M-05M (Russian: Прогресс М-05М), identified by NASA as Progress 37P, is a Progress spacecraft launched by the Russian Federal Space Agency in April 2010 to resupply the International Space Station (ISS).[1][2] The spacecraft carried fresh food and supplies for the ISS crew. Progress M-05M also hauled some special care packages for the station crew that included confectioneries, books and new movies.[3]

Launch

Launch of the Soyuz rocket carrying Progress M-05M.

The launch of Progress M-05M, which occurred at 17:15 UTC on 28 April 2010, was conducted from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome,[4] using a Soyuz-U carrier rocket.

The Progress M-05M spacecraft arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome by train on 19 March 2010.[5] Shortly after delivery, initial tests of its electronics and Kurs docking system began,[6] which were completed by 29 March 2010.[7] Further testing was subsequently conducted using an acoustic chamber between 1 and 3 April 2010.[8][9] It then underwent a series of leak checks in a vacuum chamber.[9] The spacecraft was fuelled for its mission on 19 April 2010,[10] and mated to its launch adaptor on 21 April 2010.[11] On 22 April 2010, the spacecraft underwent a final inspection before it was encapsulated in the payload fairing[12] It was then transported to the MIK integration building for installation atop the carrier rocket, on 24 April 2010.[13] It was rolled to the launch pad on 26 April 2010, and successfully launched two days later.

Docking

Progress M-05M approaches the ISS for docking.
Progress M-05M (background) is docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment.

Following three days of free flight,[14] Progress M-05M docked with the Pirs module of the ISS at 18:30 UTC on 1 May 2010.[15] During rendezvous operations, when Progress M-05M was about a kilometre from the station, its Kurs docking system failed. Cosmonaut Oleg Kotov used the backup TORU system to manually control the rendezvous and docking, setting a record for the furthest distance a Progress spacecraft was flown under manual control.[16][17]

The Progress M-03M spacecraft, which had previously been occupying the Pirs docking port, departed on 22 April 2010 to make way for Progress M-05M.[18]

Undocking

Progress M-05M remained docked with the space station until 25 October 2010.[19] The spacecraft undocked from the Pirs docking compartment at 14:25 UTC on 25 October 2010.[20] Expedition 25 Flight Engineer Fyodor Yurchikhin closed and performed leak checks on the hatch between the space station and Progress M-05M on 22 October 2010, completing preparations for the spacecraft's undocking. The undocking of Progress M-05M cleared the way for the launch of the Progress M-08M spacecraft on 27 October 2010 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. On 30 October 2010, Progress M-08M docked to the Pirs docking compartment vacated by Progress M-05M.

Decay

After undocking, the spacecraft was transferred to a lower orbit. The Progress M-05M spacecraft spent 21 days orbiting a safe distance from the space station. The autonomous mission enabled Russian scientists to conduct geophysical experiments before spacecraft's demise.

On 15 November 2010, Progress M-05M was deorbited and drowned in the South Pacific Ocean several thousand kilometers East of New Zealand.[21] Progress engines were activated by the onboard computer and retroburn was initiated at 8:50 UTC. The main engine operated for 186.2 seconds, providing the braking burn of 89.7 mps to the spacecraft. The remaining parts of the Progress M-05M, not burnt during the reentry fell down in the area of 47°57' South and 220°44'West at about 9:35 UTC.[22]

References

  1. Justin Ray (28 April 2010). "Latest cargo ship heads for International Space Station". Spaceflightnow.com. http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1004/28progress37p/. 
  2. NASA (28 April 2010). "ISS Progress 37 Launches to Space Station". http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition23/p37_launch.html.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. Tariq Malik (28 April 2010). "Robotic Russian Cargo Ship Launches Toward Space Station". SPACE.com. http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/space-station-cargo-ship-launch-100428.html. 
  4. "Baikonur's Pad 1 Prepared for the Progress Launch". Roskosmos. 18 April 2010. http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=9133. 
  5. "Progress M-05M Cargo Supply Vehicle Arrives at Baikonur". Roskosmos. 20 March 2010. http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=8873. 
  6. "Progress M-05M Undergoes Electrical Tests". Roskosmos. 24 March 2010. http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=8924. 
  7. "Progress M-05M: Autonomous Tests Completed". Roskosmos. 24 March 2010. http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=8954. 
  8. "Progress M-05M Accommodated in the Acoustic Chamber". Roskosmos. 1 April 2010. http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=8968. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Cargo Supply Vehicle Progress M-05M to Undergo Leak Tests". Roskosmos. 3 April 2010. http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=8985. 
  10. "Progress M-05M Tanking is Performed at Baikonur". Roskosmos. 19 April 2010. http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=9141. 
  11. "Progress M-05M Upper Composite Assembled at Baikonur". Roskosmos. 21 April 2010. http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=9165. 
  12. "Baikonur: Progress M-05M Upper Composite Integration is Almost Completed". Roskosmos. 22 April 2010. http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=9180. 
  13. "Baikonur: Soyuz-U/Progress M-05M Launch Campaign Continues". Roskosmos. 25 April 2010. http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=9217. 
  14. "MCC is Ready to Control Progress M-05M Mission". Roskosmos. 21 April 2010. http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=9164. 
  15. "ISS On-Orbit Status". NASA. 1 May 2010. http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/reports/iss_reports/2010/05012010.html.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  16. Ray, Justin (1 May 2010). "Cosmonaut takes control of resupply ship's docking". Spaceflight Now. http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1005/01progress37p/. 
  17. Tariq Malik (1 May 2010). "Russian Cargo Ship Docks at Space Station Despite Malfunction". SPACE.com. http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/space-station-cargo-ship-docks-100501.html. 
  18. "ISS On-Orbit Status". NASA. 22 April 2010. http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/reports/iss_reports/2010/04222010.html.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  19. "ISS On-Orbit Status". NASA. 22 October 2010. http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/reports/iss_reports/2010/10222010.html.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  20. Russian Federal Space Agency (25 October 2010). "Progress M-05M Autonomous Mission". http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=10656. 
  21. "An upgraded Progress to take off". 26 November 2009. https://www.russianspaceweb.com/progress_m_0m.html. 
  22. Russian Federal Space Agency (15 November 2010). "Progress M-05M Deorbited". http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=10827.