Progress DC-1 (Originally designated Progress SO1) was a modified Progress 11F615A55, Russian production No. 301, used to deliver the Pirs module to the International Space Station.[1] It has the pressurised cargo module removed to accommodate Pirs.[2]
 Progress DC-1 approaching the ISS with Pirs. | |
| Mission type | ISS assembly |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roscosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2001-041A |
| SATCAT no. | 26908 |
| Mission duration | 13 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M (modified) s/n 301 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Launch mass | 6900 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 14 September 2001, 23:34:55 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 27 September 2001, 00:01 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 388.2 km |
| Apogee altitude | 393.6 km |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Period | 92.3 minutes |
| Epoch | 14 September 2001 |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Zvezda nadir (Pirs) |
| Docking date | 17 September 2001, 01:05 UTC |
| Undocking date | 26 September 2001, 15:36 UTC |
| Time docked | 9 days |
| Payload | |
| Pirs | |
| Mass | 3580 kg |
Progress ISS assembly | |
Launch
editProgress DC-1 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 23:34:55 UTC on 14 September 2001.[2]
Docking
editThe spacecraft docked with the nadir port of the Zvezda module at 01:05 UTC on 17 September 2001.[3] It remained docked for nine days.
Undocking and Decay
editOn 26 September 2001 at 15:36 UTC it was jettisoned from Pirs. It was deorbited at 23:30 UTC on the same day, and burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 00:01 UTC on 27 September 2001.[4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Zak, Anatoly. "Progress cargo ship". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Progress DC-1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 12 June 2002. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 7 June 2009.