Progress M-56
Progress M-56 approaching the ISS | |
Mission type | ISS resupply |
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Operator | Roskosmos |
COSPAR ID | 2006-013A |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Progress-M 11F615A55 |
Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 24 April 2006, 16:03:25 UTC |
Rocket | Soyuz-U |
Launch site | Baikonur Site 1/5 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Deorbited |
Decay date | 19 September 2006, 04:14:40 UTC |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
Docking with ISS | |
Docking port | Zvezda Aft |
Docking date | 26 April 2006, 17:41:31 UTC |
Undocking date | 19 September 2006, 00:28:17 UTC |
Time docked | 5 months |
Progress M-56, identified by NASA as Progress 21 or 21P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 356.[1]
Progress M-56 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 16:03:25 GMT on 24 April 2006.[1] The spacecraft docked with the Aft port of the Zvezda module at 17:41:31 GMT on 26 April.[2][3] It remained docked for five months before undocking at 00:28:17 GMT on 19 September 2006[2] to make way for Soyuz TMA-9.[4] It was deorbited at 03:28 GMT on 19 September 2006.[2] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 04:14:40 GMT.[2][5]
Progress M-56 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research.
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References
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- 1 2 3 4 Anikeev, Alexander. "Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-56"". Manned Astronautics - Figures & Facts. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Progress M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ↑ Zak, Anatoly. "Progress cargo ship". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-06-05.