Engineering:Progress M-23M
 Night time view of Progress M-23M docked at the ISS. | |
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2014-018A |
| SATCAT no. | 39648 |
| Mission duration | 113 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M s/n 423 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Launch mass | 7280 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 9 April 2014, 15:26:27 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 31 July 2014, 22:42 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 193 km |
| Apogee altitude | 245 km |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Period | 88.59 minutes |
| Epoch | 9 April 2014 |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Pirs |
| Docking date | 9 April 2014, 21:14 UTC |
| Undocking date | 21 July 2014, 21:44 UTC |
| Time docked | 103 days |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 2383 kg |
| Pressurised | 1215 kg (dry cargo) |
| Fuel | 880 kg |
| Gaseous | 48 kg |
| Water | 420 kg |
Progress ISS Resupply | |
Progress M-23M (Russian: Прогресс М-23М), identified by NASA as Progress 55P, is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) during 2014.[2] Progress M-23M was launched on a six-hours rendezvous profile towards the ISS. The 23rd Progress-M 11F615A60 spacecraft to be launched, it had the serial number 423 and was built by RKK Energia.
Launch
The spacecraft was launched on 9 April 2014 at 15:26:27 UTC from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.[3]
Docking
Progress M-23M docked with the Pirs docking compartment on 9 April 2014 at 21:14 UTC, less than six hours after launch.
Cargo
The Progress spacecraft carries 2383 kg of cargo and supplies to the International Space Station.[4]
Undocking and Reentry
Progress M-23M undocked from the ISS on 21 July 2014, and was deorbited on 31 July after participating in the Radar-Progress experiment.
References
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt.
- ↑ Chris Bergin (April 9, 2014). "Progress M-23M docks with ISS following fast track launch". NASASpaceflight.com. http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/04/progress-m-23m-fast-launch-to-iss/.
- ↑ Stephen Clark (9 April 2014). "Russian Progress cargo craft docks at space station". Spaceflight Now. http://www.spaceflightnow.com/station/exp39/140409prog55p/.
- ↑ "Progress M-23M". Roscosmos. 10 April 2014. http://www.mcc.rsa.ru/progress_m23m.htm.
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