Progress M1-9
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Progress M1-9, identified by NASA
as Progress 9 or 9P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station
. It was a Progress-M1
11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number
258.
Progress M1-9 was launched by a Soyuz-FG
carrier rocket from Site 1/5
at the Baikonur Cosmodrome
. Launch occurred at 16:58:24 GMT on 25 September 2002. The spacecraft docked with the Aft port of the Zvezda module at 17:00:54 GMT on 29 September. It remained docked for four months before undocking at 16:00:54 GMT on 1 February 2003 to make way for Progress M-47
. It was deorbited at 19:10:00 GMT on the same day, burning up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean
just six hours after the had disintegrated
over Texas
. Any remaining debris from Progress M1-9 landed in the ocean at around 20:00:28 GMT.
Progress M1-9 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research.
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 9 or 9P, was a Progress spacecraft used 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...
. It was a Progress-M1
Progress-M1
Progress-M1 , also known as Progress 7K-TGM1, is a Russian spacecraft which is used to resupply space stations. It is a variant of the Progress spacecraft, derived from the Progress-M, but modified to carry more propellent for refuelling the space station instead of other cargoes such as water...
11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number
Serial number
A serial number is a unique number assigned for identification which varies from its successor or predecessor by a fixed discrete integer value...
258.
Progress M1-9 was launched by a Soyuz-FG
Soyuz-FG
The Soyuz-FG launch vehicle is an improved version of the Soyuz-U, from the R-7 family of rockets, designed and constructed by TsSKB-Progress in Samara...
carrier rocket 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...
. Launch occurred at 16:58:24 GMT on 25 September 2002. The spacecraft docked with the Aft port of the Zvezda module at 17:00:54 GMT on 29 September. It remained docked for four months before undocking at 16:00:54 GMT on 1 February 2003 to make way for Progress M-47
Progress M-47
Progress M-47, identified by NASA as Progress 10 or 10P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 247....
. It was deorbited at 19:10:00 GMT on the same day, burning up in the atmosphere over the 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...
just six hours after the had disintegrated
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003, when shortly before it was scheduled to conclude its 28th mission, STS-107, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas and Louisiana during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, resulting in the death of all seven crew members...
over Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. Any remaining debris from Progress M1-9 landed in the ocean at around 20:00:28 GMT.
Progress M1-9 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research.