Progress M-59
 Progress M-59 approaching the ISS |
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| Type | Progress-M 11F615A55 |
|---|---|
| Organisation | Roskosmos |
| Space station | ISS |
| Station crew | Expedition 14 Expedition 15 |
| Contractors | RSC Energia |
| Carrier Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur Site 1/5 |
| Launch date | 18 January 2007 02:12:13 GMT |
| Decay Date | 1 August 2007 19:26 GMT |
| COSPAR ID | 2007-002A |
| Free flight time | 2 days |
| Docked time | 5 months |
| Docking | |
| Docking port | Pirs |
| Docking date | 20 January 2007 01:59 GMT |
| Undocking date | 1 August 2007 14:07 GMT |
| Orbit | |
| Regime | LEO |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
Progress M-59, identified by NASA as Progress 24 or 24P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 359.
Progress M-59 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 02:12:13 GMT on 18 January 2007.[1] The spacecraft docked with the Pirs module at 01:59 GMT on 20 January.[2] It remained docked for five months before undocking at 14:07 GMT on 1 August 2007.[3] It was deorbited at 18:42 GMT the same day.[3] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 19:26 GMT.[4][5]
Progress M-59 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research. Its cargo included components for the Space Station's life support system.
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References [edit]
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Progress M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-06-05.[dead link]
- ^ a b Zak, Anatoly. "Progress cargo ship". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ^ Anikeev, Alexander. "Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-59"". Manned Astronautics - Figures & Facts. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
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