Progress M-65 (Russian: Прогресс М-65), identified by NASA as Progress 30P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 365.
 Progress M-65 approaching the ISS. | |
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2008-043A |
| SATCAT no. | 33340 |
| Mission duration | 89 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M s/n 365 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 10 September 2008, 19:50 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 8 December 2008, 08:49 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 348 km |
| Apogee altitude | 357 km |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Period | 91.6 minutes |
| Epoch | 10 September 2008 |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Zvezda aft |
| Docking date | 17 September 2008, 18:43 UTC |
| Undocking date | 15 November 2008, 16:19 UTC |
| Time docked | 59 days |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 2800 kg |
Progress ISS Resupply | |
Launch
editProgress M-65 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 19:50 UTC on 10 September 2008.[1][2]
Docking
editThe spacecraft docked with the aft port of the Zvezda module at 18:43 UTC on 17 September 2008.[3] Docking had originally been scheduled for 21:01 GMT on 12 September 2008,[2] but was delayed after Hurricane Ike forced NASA to close the Johnson Space Center, which houses the US mission control centre for the ISS.[3] A backup facility at the Marshall Space Flight Center was used during the docking.[3] Following undocking at 16:19 UTC on 15 November 2008,[4] it conducted a Plazma-Progress experiment.[5] It was deorbited on 8 December 2008, with the 142 second deorbit burn beginning at 08:02 UTC.[4] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 08:49 UTC.[4]
Cargo
editProgress M-65 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research. It also carried a new Orlan-MK spacesuit to replace one of the older Orlan-M suits previously used for EVAs from the station.[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Russia launches Progress M-65 space freighter to ISS". GlobalSecurity.org. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
- ^ a b c "Progress M-65 Launched From Baikonur Cosmodrome". SpaceRef. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c Malik, Tariq (17 September 2008). "New Cargo Ship Arrives at Space Station". SPACE.com. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
- ^ a b c Zak, Anatoly (18 February 2009). "Progress cargo ship". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
- ^ "Progress Cargo Module To Undock From ISS Friday". Space Travel. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2009.