Progress M-55
 Progress M-55 departing the ISS |
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| Type | Progress-M 11F615A55 |
|---|---|
| Organisation | Roskosmos |
| Space station | ISS |
| Station crew | Expedition 12 Expedition 13 |
| Contractors | RSC Energia |
| Carrier Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur Site 1/5 |
| Launch date | 21 December 2005 18:38:20 GMT |
| Decay Date | 19 June 2006 17:53:14 GMT |
| COSPAR ID | 2005-047A |
| Free flight time | 2 days |
| Docked time | 6 months |
| Docking | |
| Docking port | Pirs |
| Docking date | 23 December 2005 19:46:18 GMT |
| Undocking date | 19 June 2006 14:06:01 GMT |
| Orbit | |
| Regime | LEO |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
Progress M-55, identified by NASA as Progress 20 or 20P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 355.[1]
Progress M-55 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 18:38:20 GMT on 21 December 2005.[1] The spacecraft docked with the Pirs module at 19:46:18 GMT on 23 December.[2][3] It remained docked for almost six months before undocking at 14:06:01 GMT on 19 June 2006[2] to make way for Progress M-57.[4] It was deorbited at 17:06:01 GMT on 19 June 2006.[2] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 17:53:14 GMT.[2][5]
Progress M-55 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-55"". 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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