Progress M-53
 Progress M-53 approaching the ISS |
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| Type | Progress-M 11F615A55 |
|---|---|
| Organisation | Roskosmos |
| Space station | ISS |
| Station crew | Expedition 11 |
| Contractors | RSC Energia |
| Carrier Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur Site 1/5 |
| Launch date | 16 June 2005 23:09:34 GMT |
| Decay Date | 7 September 2005 14:12:40 GMT |
| COSPAR ID | 2005-021A |
| Free flight time | 2 days |
| Docked time | 3 months |
| Docking | |
| Docking port | Zvezda Aft |
| Docking date | 19 June 2005 00:41:31 GMT |
| Undocking date | 7 September 2005 10:25:57 GMT |
| Orbit | |
| Regime | LEO |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
Progress M-53, identified by NASA as Progress 18 or 18P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 353.[1]
Progress M-53 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 23:09:34 GMT on 16 June 2005.[1] The spacecraft docked with the Aft port of the Zvezda module at 00:41:31 GMT on 19 June.[2][3] The docking was conducted using the backup TORU system, under the control of cosmonaut Sergei Krikalyov, due to a power failure at one of the spacecraft's ground control stations.[4] It remained docked for three months before undocking at 10:25:57 GMT on 7 September 2005[2] to make way for Progress M-54.[4] It was deorbited at 13:26:00 GMT on 7 September 2005.[2] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 14:12:40 GMT.[2][5]
Progress M-53 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-53"". Manned Astronautics - Figures & Facts. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Progress M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-06-06.[dead link]
- ^ a b 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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