 Progress M-48 approaching the ISS. | |
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2003-039A |
| SATCAT no. | 27873 |
| Mission duration | 152 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M s/n 248 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 29 August 2003, 01:47:59 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 28 January 2004, 13:57:12 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 253 km |
| Apogee altitude | 347 km |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Period | 90.5 minutes |
| Epoch | 29 August 2003 |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Zvezda aft |
| Docking date | 31 August 2003, 03:40:45 UTC |
| Undocking date | 28 January 2004, 08:35:56 UTC |
| Time docked | 150 days |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 2600 kg |
Progress ISS Resupply | |
Progress M-48 (Russian: Прогресс М-48), identified by NASA as Progress 12P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 248.[1]
Launch
[edit]Progress M-48 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 01:47:59 UTC on 29 August 2003.[1]
Docking
[edit]The spacecraft docked with the aft port of the Zvezda module at 03:40:45 UTC on 31 August.[2][3] It remained docked for 150 days before undocking at 08:35:56 UTC on 28 January 2004[2] to make way for Progress M1-11.[4] It was deorbited at 13:11 UTC on 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 13:57:12 UTC.[2][5]
Progress M-48 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research.
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-48"". Manned Astronautics - Figures and Facts. Archived from the original on 18 October 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Progress M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ^ Zak, Anatoly. "Progress cargo ship". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
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