Progress M-44 (Russian: Прогресс М-44), identified by NASA as Progress 3P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 244.[1]
| Mission type | International Space Station resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2001-008A |
| SATCAT no. | 26713 |
| Mission duration | 49 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M s/n 244 |
| Manufacturer | RSC Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 26 February 2001, 08:09:35 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 16 April 2001, 14:11 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 193 km |
| Apogee altitude | 243 km |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Period | 88.64 minutes |
| Epoch | 26 February 2001 |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Zvezda aft |
| Docking date | 28 February 2001, 09:49:47 UTC |
| Undocking date | 16 April 2001, 08:48 UTC |
| Time docked | 47 days |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 2500 kg |
Progress ISS logistics flights | |
Launch
editProgress M-44 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 08:09:35 UTC on 26 February 2001.[1] The spacecraft docked with the aft port of the Zvezda module at 09:49:47 UTC on 28 February 2001.[2][3]
Docking
editIt remained docked for 47 days before undocking at 08:48 UTC on 16 April 2001.[2] It was deorbited at 13:23 UTC the same day.[2] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 14:11 UTC.[2][4]
Progress M-44 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research. It was the first Progress-M spacecraft to visit the ISS, previous resupply missions having used the Progress-M1.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ^ a b c d Anikeev, Alexander. "Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-44"". Manned Astronautics - Figures and Facts. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Progress M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 6 June 2009.