Progress M-25M

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Progress M-25M
Traveling at 420 km over the Atlantic Ocean,
the Russian cargo ship docking to the Pirs module.
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorRoskosmos
COSPAR ID2014-067A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.40292
Mission duration178 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeProgress-M s/n 425
ManufacturerRKK Energia
Launch mass7290 kg
Start of mission
Launch date29 October 2014,
07:09:43 UTC[1]
RocketSoyuz-2.1a
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 31/6
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date26 April 2015, 13:00 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric[2]
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude418.0 km
Apogee altitude423.0 km
Inclination51.67°
Period92.85 minutes
Epoch29 October 2014
Docking with ISS
Docking portPirs
Docking date29 October 2014, 13:08 UTC
Undocking date25 April 2015, 06:41:14 UTC[3]
Time docked178 days
Cargo
Mass2351 kg
Pressurised1283 kg (dry cargo)
Fuel880 kg
Gaseous48 kg (oxygen and air)
Water420 kg
Progress ISS Resupply

Progress M-25M (Russian: Прогресс М-25М), identified by NASA as Progress 57P, is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) during 2014.[4] Progress M-25M was launched on a six-hours rendezvous profile towards the ISS. The 25th Progress-M 11F615A60 spacecraft to be launched, it had the serial number 425 and was built by RKK Energia.

Launch

The spacecraft was launched on 29 October 2014 at 07:09:43 UTC from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.[5] This was the first time the upgraded Soyuz-2.1a rocket was used for an ISS mission launch.[6]

Docking

Traveling about 420 kilometres (260 mi) over the Atlantic Ocean, the unpiloted ISS Progress M-25M Russian cargo ship docked at 13:08 UTC on 29 October 2014 to the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station, less than six hours after launch.

Cargo

The Progress spacecraft carries 2351 kg of cargo and supplies to the International Space Station.[7] The craft is delivering food, fuel and supplies, including 880 kg of propellant; 22 kg of oxygen; 26 kg of air; 420 kg of water; and 1283 kg of spare parts, supplies and experiment hardware for the six members of the Expedition 41 crew currently living and working in space. Progress M-25M is scheduled to remain docked to Pirs for six months.

See also

References

  1. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  2. ^ Peat, Chris (1 November 2014). "PROGRESS-M 25M - Orbit". Heavens-Above. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Progress M-25M Mission Updates - Spaceflight101". Archived from the original on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  4. ^ William Graham; Pete Harding; Chris Bergin (29 October 2014). "Russian Progress M-25M docks with the ISS". NASASpaceflight.com.
  5. ^ William Harwood (23 July 2014). "Russians launch Progress supply ship to space station". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  6. ^ Anatoly Zak (29 October 2014). "Progress M-25M flies on a modified Soyuz rocket". RussianSpaceWeb.com.
  7. ^ "Progress M-25M". Roscosmos. 29 October 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
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