Progress M-53 approaching the ISS. | |
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2005-021A |
| SATCATno. | 28700 |
| Mission duration | 83 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M s/n 353 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 16 June 2005, 23:09:34 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur,Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 7 September 2005, 14:12:40 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 351 km |
| Apogee altitude | 353 km |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Period | 91.0 minutes |
| Docking withISS | |
| Docking port | Zvezda aft |
| Docking date | 19 June 2005, 00:41:31 UTC |
| Undocking date | 7 September 2005, 10:25:57 UTC |
| Time docked | 80 days |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 2500 kg |
Progress ISS Resupply | |
Progress M-53 (Russian:Прогресс М-53), identified byNASA asProgress 18P, was aProgress spacecraft used to resupply theInternational Space Station. It was aProgress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with theserial number 353.[1]
Progress M-53 was launched by aSoyuz-U carrier rocket fromSite 1/5 at theBaikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 23:09:34 UTC on 16 June 2005.[1]
The spacecraft docked with the aft port of theZvezda module at 00:41:31 UTC on 19 June 2005.[2][3] The docking was conducted using the backupTORU system, under the control of cosmonautSergei Krikalev, due to a power failure at one of the spacecraft's ground control stations.[4] It remained docked for 80 days before undocking at 10:25:57 UTC on 7 September 2005[2] to make way forProgress M-54.[4] It was deorbited at 13:26:00 UTC on 7 September 2005.[2] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over thePacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 14:12:40 UTC.[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.
This article about one or more spacecraft of theRussian Federation is astub. You can help Wikipedia byadding missing information. |