 Progress M-60 approaching the ISS | |
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2007-017A |
| SATCAT no. | 31393 |
| Mission duration | 136 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M s/n 360 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 12 May 2007, 03:25:36 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 25 September 2007, 19:47 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Epoch | 12 May 2007 |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Zvezda aft |
| Docking date | 15 May 2007, 05:10 UTC |
| Undocking date | 19 September 2007, 00:36:51 UTC |
| Time docked | 127 days |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 1400 kg (dry cargo) |
| Pressurised | 241 kg (fruits and vegetables) |
| Fuel | 136 kg (medical equipment) |
| Gaseous | 45 kg (air) |
| Water | 419 kg |
Progress ISS Resupply | |
Progress M-60 ( Russian: Прогресс М-60), identified by NASA as Progress 25P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 360.
Launch
Progress M-60 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 03:25:36 UTC on 12 May 2007. [1]
Docking
The spacecraft docked with the Aft port of the Zvezda module at 05:10 UTC on 15 May. [2] It remained docked for 127 days before undocking at 00:36:51 UTC on 19 September 2007. [3] Following undocking it conducted research as part of the Plazma-Progress programme for a week prior to being deorbited. It was deorbited at 19:01 UTC on 25 September 2007. [3] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 19:47 UTC. [4] [5]
Progress M-60 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research.
See also
References
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Progress M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- ^ a b Zak, Anatoly. "Progress cargo ship". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- ^ Anikeev, Alexander. "Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-60"". Manned Astronautics - Figures and Facts. Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
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