Progress M-11M

Progress M-11M
Progress M-11M approaches the ISS on June 23, 2011
Mission type ISS resupply
Operator Roskosmos
COSPAR ID 2011-027A
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Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type Progress-M 11F615A60
Manufacturer RKK Energia
Start of mission
Launch date 21 June 2011, 14:38 (2011-06-21UTC14:38Z) UTC[1]
Rocket Soyuz-U
Launch site Baikonur Site 1/5
End of mission
Disposal Deorbited
Decay date 1 September 2011 (2011-10)
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
Inclination 51.6 degrees
Docking with ISS
Docking port Zvezda aft
Docking date 23 June 2011, 16:37 UTC
Undocking date 23 August 2011
Cargo
Fuel 740 kg (1,630 lb)
Gaseous 50 kg (110 lb)
Water 420 kg (930 lb)
Progress ISS Resupply

Progress M-11M (Russian: Прогресс М-11М), identified by NASA as Progress 43 or 43P, is a Progress spacecraft which was launched on June 21, 2011 to resupply the International Space Station.[2] It was the eleventh Progress-M 11F615A60 spacecraft to be launched. The spacecraft is manufactured by RKK Energia, and will be operated by the Russian Federal Space Agency.[2] Progress M-11M transferred more than 2.5 tons of cargo to the Space Station, including food, water, scientific hardware, propellant, and cargo for the Russian Federal Space Agency, (Roscosmos), NASA and the Japanese Space Agency, (JAXA).

Launch

Progress M-11M launches from Baikonur's pad 1 on June 21, 2011.

The Soyuz-U rocket that carried the Progress M-11M cargo spacecraft into orbit was rolled out on 19 June 2011. Following the roll out, the rocket was erected in vertical in Baikonur`s pad 1.[3] L-2 operations were successfully completed on the day with integrated tests that included verification of the launch facilities and simulation of the lift-off and initial stages of the launch sequence.[4]

The Progress M-11M was lifted off atop a Soyuz-U rocket from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan. After the launch, the spacecraft reached a preliminary orbit of 149 (240.09 km) by 120 miles (193.96 km).[5] The revolution of the successfully injected orbit was 88.54 minutes. A series of engine firings over the next two days guided the ship to set up a rendezvous with the Space Station.

Docking

Progress M-11M docked with the Zvezda service module of the Space Station at 16:37 GMT on 23 June 2011. The docking occurred 245 miles above eastern Kazakhstan and under monitoring of the mission control center and the station crew after Progress ship approached the station on auto pilot. The docking was monitored by the Mission Control Center in Moscow and the station Expedition 28 crew.[6]

Cargo

The cargo of Progress M-11M included 2,813 pounds of equipment, food, clothing, life support system gear, 2,050 pounds of propellant, 926 pounds of water and some 110 pounds of oxygen and air.

Inventory

Total cargo mass delivered: 2673 kg

Item description [7]Mass (kg)
Propellant in the propulsion system tanks for the ISS needs250
Propellant in the refuelling system tanks740
Oxygen50
Water in the Rodnik system tanks420
Items in the cargo compartment1213
ECLSS189
Water supply system45
Thermal control system8
On-board TM system2
Onboard measure system1
Maintenance and repair equipment4
Sanitary and hygienic items64
Individual fire protection items3
Food containers, fresh products249
Medical equipment, linen, personal hygienic and prophylactics items42
FGB hardware82
Rassvet hardware21
Science experimental hardware, including experimental42
Russian crew's items77
On-board documentation files, crew provisions, video- and photo-equipment22
US Orbital Segment hardware362

Station reboost

The four attitude thrusters of Progress M-11M was fired on 1 July 2011 to reboost the Space Station. After the burn, the ISS orbit was raised by 3.5 km and achieved 388.3 km.[8] The purpose of the reboost was to gain altitude and set up phasing conditions for Space Shuttle Atlantis' STS-135 (ULF7) mission.

Undocking and deorbit

Progress M-11M departs the ISS on 23 August 2011.

References

  1. ↑ "Progress M-11M space freighter launched into orbit". RIA Novosti. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  2. 1 2 NASA. "Consolidated Launch Manifest". NASA. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  3. ↑ Russian Federal Space Agency (2011-06-19). "Soyuz-U/Progress M-11M Erected on the Launch Pad". Russian Federal Space Agency. Archived from the original on 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
  4. ↑ Russian Federal Space Agency (20 June 2011). "Progress M-11M Launch Campaign: Spare Day at Baikonur". Russian Federal Space Agency. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  5. ↑ Russian Federal Space Agency (22 June 2011). "Progress M-11M is Flying Towards the ISS". Russian Federal Space Agency. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  6. ↑ Justin Ray (23 June 2011). "Space station welcomes Russian cargo ship arrival". Spaceflightnow.com. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  7. ↑ Russian Federal Space Agency (2011-06-23). "Рrogress M-11M to Arrive at the ISS Today". Russian Federal Space Agency. Archived from the original on 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
  8. ↑ Roscosmos (1 July 2011). "ISS Orbit Raised by Russian Progress". Roscosmos. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
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