Progress M-05M
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Progress M-05M, identified by NASA
as Progress 37P, is a Progress spacecraft launched by the Russian Federal Space Agency
in April 2010 to resupply the International Space Station
(ISS). The spacecraft carried fresh food and supplies for the ISS crew. Progress M-05M also hauled some special care packages for the station crew that included confectioneries, books and new movies.
on 28 April 2010, was conducted from Site 1/5
at the Baikonur Cosmodrome
, using a Soyuz-U
carrier rocket.
The Progress M-05M spacecraft arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome by train on 19 March 2010. Shortly after delivery, initial tests of its electronics and Kurs
docking system began, which were completed by 29 March. Further testing was subsequently conducted using an acoustic chamber between 1 and 3 April. It then underwent a series of leak checks in a vacuum chamber
. The spacecraft was fuelled for its mission on 19 April, and mated to its launch adaptor on 21 April. On 22 April, the spacecraft underwent a final inspection before it was encapsulated in the payload fairing
It was then transported to the MIK
integration building for installation atop the carrier rocket, on 24 April. It was rolled to the launch pad on 26 April, and successfully launched two days later.
docking system failed. Cosmonaut Oleg Kotov
used the backup TORU system to manually control the rendezvous and docking, setting a record for the furthest distance a Progress spacecraft was flown under manual control.
The Progress M-03M
spacecraft, which had previously been occupying the Pirs docking port, departed on 22 April, 2010 to make way for Progress M-05M.
spacecraft on 27 October from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. On 30 October 2010, Progress M-08M docked to the Pirs docking compartment vacated by Progress M-05M.
On 15 November 2010 Progress M-05M was deorbited and drowned in the South Pacific Ocean
several thousand kilometers east of New Zealand
. Progress engines were activated by the on board computer and retroburn was initiated at 8:50 UTC. The main engine operated for 186.2 seconds, providing the braking burn of 89.7 mps to the spacecraft. The remaining parts of the Progress M-05M, not burnt during the reentry fell down in the area of 47°57'S 220°44'W at about 9:35 UTC.
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
as Progress 37P, is a Progress spacecraft launched by the Russian Federal Space Agency
Russian Federal Space Agency
The Russian Federal Space Agency , commonly called Roscosmos and abbreviated as FKA and RKA , is the government agency responsible for the Russian space science program and general aerospace research. It was previously the Russian Aviation and Space Agency .Headquarters of Roscosmos are located...
in April 2010 to resupply the International Space Station
International Space Station
The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
(ISS). The spacecraft carried fresh food and supplies for the ISS crew. Progress M-05M also hauled some special care packages for the station crew that included confectioneries, books and new movies.
Launch
The launch of Progress M-05M, which occurred at 17:15 UTCCoordinated Universal Time
Coordinated Universal Time is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time. It is one of several closely related successors to Greenwich Mean Time. Computer servers, online services and other entities that rely on having a universally accepted time use UTC for that purpose...
on 28 April 2010, was conducted from Site 1/5
Gagarin's Start
Gagarin's Start is a launch site at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, used for the Soviet space program and now managed by the Russian Federal Space Agency....
at the Baikonur Cosmodrome
Baikonur Cosmodrome
The Baikonur Cosmodrome , also called Tyuratam, is the world's first and largest operational space launch facility. It is located in the desert steppe of Kazakhstan, about east of the Aral Sea, north of the Syr Darya river, near Tyuratam railway station, at 90 meters above sea level...
, using a Soyuz-U
Soyuz-U
The Soyuz-U launch vehicle is an improved version of the original Soyuz LV. Soyuz-U is part of the R-7 family of rockets based on the R-7 Semyorka missile. Members of this rocket family were designed by the TsSKB design bureau and constructed at the Progress Factory in Samara, Russia....
carrier rocket.
The Progress M-05M spacecraft arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome by train on 19 March 2010. Shortly after delivery, initial tests of its electronics and Kurs
Kurs (docking system)
Kurs is a radio telemetry system used by the Soviet and later Russian space program.Kurs was developed by the Research Institute of Precision Instruments before 1985 and manufactured by the Kiev Radio Factory .- History :...
docking system began, which were completed by 29 March. Further testing was subsequently conducted using an acoustic chamber between 1 and 3 April. It then underwent a series of leak checks in a vacuum chamber
Vacuum chamber
A vacuum chamber is a rigid enclosure from which air and other gases are removed by a vacuum pump. The resulting low pressure, commonly referred to as a vacuum, allows researchers to conduct physical experiments or to test mechanical devices which must operate in outer space...
. The spacecraft was fuelled for its mission on 19 April, and mated to its launch adaptor on 21 April. On 22 April, the spacecraft underwent a final inspection before it was encapsulated in the payload fairing
Payload fairing
Payload fairing is one of the main components of a launch vehicle. The fairing protects the payload during the ascent against the impact of the atmosphere . More recently, an additional function is to maintain the cleanroom environment for precision instruments.Outside the atmosphere the fairing is...
It was then transported to the MIK
MIK
MIK could refer to:* Methyl isopropyl ketone, a solvent* Micklefield railway station, England; National Rail station code MIK.* FC MiK Kaluga - * MIK Code page* Mikkeli Airport, Finland; IATA airport code MIK.* Multiple-indicator kriging...
integration building for installation atop the carrier rocket, on 24 April. It was rolled to the launch pad on 26 April, and successfully launched two days later.
Docking
Following three days of free flight, Progress M-05M docked with the Pirs module of the ISS at 18:30 UTC on 1 May. During rendezvous operations, when Progress M-05M was about a kilometre from the station, its KursKurs (docking system)
Kurs is a radio telemetry system used by the Soviet and later Russian space program.Kurs was developed by the Research Institute of Precision Instruments before 1985 and manufactured by the Kiev Radio Factory .- History :...
docking system failed. Cosmonaut Oleg Kotov
Oleg Kotov
Oleg Valeriyevich Kotov was born October 27, 1965, in Simferopol, Crimean oblast in Ukrainian SSR. After a career as a military pilot, he joined the Russian cosmonaut corps. He has flown two long duration spaceflight on the International Space Station logging just short of a year in space...
used the backup TORU system to manually control the rendezvous and docking, setting a record for the furthest distance a Progress spacecraft was flown under manual control.
The Progress M-03M
Progress M-03M
Progress M-03M, identified by NASA as Progress 35P, was a Progress spacecraft used by the Russian Federal Space Agency to resupply the International Space Station .- Launch and docking :...
spacecraft, which had previously been occupying the Pirs docking port, departed on 22 April, 2010 to make way for Progress M-05M.
Undocking
Progress M-05M remained docked with the space station until 25 October, 2010. The spacecraft undocked from the Pirs docking compartment at 14:25 UTC on 25 October. Expedition 25 Flight Engineer Fyodor Yurchikhin closed and performed leak checks on the hatch between the space station and Progress M-05M on 22 October, completing preparations for the spacecraft’s undocking. The undocking of Progress M-05M cleared the way for the launch of the Progress M-08MProgress M-08M
Progress M-08M , identified by NASA as Progress 40 or 40P, is a Progress spacecraft which was used to resupply the International Space Station. It was the eighth Progress-M 11F615A60 spacecraft to be launched, the fifth for the year 2010. The spacecraft was manufactured by RKK Energia, and was...
spacecraft on 27 October from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. On 30 October 2010, Progress M-08M docked to the Pirs docking compartment vacated by Progress M-05M.
Decay
After undocking the spacecraft was transferred to a lower orbit. The Progress M-05M spacecraft spent three weeks orbiting a safe distance from the space station. The autonomous mission enabled Russian scientists to conduct geophysical experiments before spacecraft's demise.On 15 November 2010 Progress M-05M was deorbited and drowned in the South Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
several thousand kilometers east of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Progress engines were activated by the on board computer and retroburn was initiated at 8:50 UTC. The main engine operated for 186.2 seconds, providing the braking burn of 89.7 mps to the spacecraft. The remaining parts of the Progress M-05M, not burnt during the reentry fell down in the area of 47°57'S 220°44'W at about 9:35 UTC.