 Progress M-59 approaching the ISS. | |
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2007-002A |
| SATCATno. | 29714 |
| Mission duration | 195 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M s/n 359 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 18 January 2007, 02:12:13 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur,Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 1 August 2007, 19:26 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 322 km |
| Apogee altitude | 352 km |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Period | 91.3 minutes |
| Epoch | 18 January 2007 |
| Docking withISS | |
| Docking port | Pirs |
| Docking date | 20 January 2007, 01:59 UTC |
| Undocking date | 1 August 2007, 14:07 UTC |
| Time docked | 193 days |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 2500 kg |
Progress ISS Resupply | |
Progress M-59 (Russian:Прогресс М-59), identified byNASA asProgress 24P, was aProgress spacecraft used to resupply theInternational Space Station. It was aProgress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with theserial number 359.
Progress M-59 was launched by aSoyuz-U carrier rocket fromSite 1/5 at theBaikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 02:12:13 UTC on 18 January 2007.[1]
The spacecraft docked with thePirs module at 01:59 UTC on 20 January 2007.[2] It remained docked for 193 days before undocking at 14:07 UTC on 1 August 2007.[3] It was deorbited at 18:42 UTC the same day.[3] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over thePacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 19:26 UTC.[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'slife support system.
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