Progress M-50
 Progress M-50 departing the ISS |
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| Type | Progress-M 11F615A55 |
|---|---|
| Organisation | Roskosmos |
| Space station | ISS |
| Station crew | Expedition 9 Expedition 10 |
| Contractors | RSC Energia |
| Carrier Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur Site 1/5 |
| Launch date | 11 August 2004 05:03:07 GMT |
| Decay Date | 22 December 2004 23:23:38 GMT |
| COSPAR ID | 2004-032A |
| Free flight time | 3 days |
| Docked time | 4 months |
| Docking | |
| Docking port | Zvezda Aft |
| Docking date | 14 August 2004 05:01:08 GMT |
| Undocking date | 22 December 2004 19:37:02 GMT |
| Orbit | |
| Regime | LEO |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
Progress M-50, identified by NASA as Progress 15 or 15P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 350.[1]
Progress M-50 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 05:03:07 GMT on 11 August 2004.[1] The spacecraft docked with the Aft port of the Zvezda module at 05:01:08 GMT on 14 August.[2][3] It remained docked for four months before undocking at 19:37:02 GMT on 22 December 2004[2] to make way for Progress M-51.[4] It was deorbited at 22:32:06 GMT on 22 December 2004.[2] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 23:23:38 GMT.[2][5]
Progress M-50 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research.
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References [edit]
- ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- ^ a b c d Anikeev, Alexander. "Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-50"". Manned Astronautics - Figures & Facts. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Progress M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-06-06.[dead link]
- ^ Zak, Anatoly. "Progress cargo ship". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
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