| Operator | Roskosmos |
|---|---|
| Cospar id | 2001-051A |
| Satcat | 26983 |
| Mission duration | 115 days |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Launch date | 26 November 2001, 18:24:12 UTC |
| Launch rocket | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| Decay date | 20 March 2002, 02:20 UTC |
| Orbit epoch | 26 November 2001 |
| Orbit reference | Geocentric |
| Orbit regime | Low Earth |
| Orbit periapsis | 230 km |
| Orbit apoapsis | 244 km |
| Orbit inclination | 51.6° |
| Orbit period | 89.2 minutes |
| Apsis | gee |
| Cargo mass | 2500 kg |
| Programme | Progress ISS Resupply |
| Previous mission | Progress DC-1 |
| Next mission | Progress M1-8 |
| Docking target | ISS |
|---|---|
| dock | 28 November 2001, 19:43:02 UTC |
| Docking port | Zvezda aft |
| Undocking date | 19 March 2002, 17:43 UTC |
| Time docked | 112 days |
Progress M1-7, identified by NASA as Progress 6P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M1 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 256.[1]
Launch
Progress M1-7 was launched by a Soyuz-FG carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 18:24:12 UTC on 26 November 2001.[1] The spacecraft docked with the aft port of the Zvezda module at 19:43:02 UTC on 28 November.[2][3] It was unable to establish a hard dock due to debris from Progress M-45 on the docking port, which had to be removed in an unscheduled extra-vehicular activity on 3 December 2001, after which it was able to establish a hard dock.
Docking
Progress M1-7 remained docked to the ISS for 112 days before undocking at 17:43 UTC on 19 March 2002[2] to make way for Progress M1-8.[4] It was deorbited at 01:27 UTC on 20 March 2002.[2] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 02:20 UTC.[2][5]
Progress M1-7 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research. It also carried the Kolibri-2000 (2001-051C) micro-satellite, which it deployed at 22:28 UTC on 19 March 2002, a few hours after departing the ISS.
See also
References
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ Anikeev, Alexander. "Cargo spacecraft "Progress M1-7"". Manned Astronautics - Figures and Facts. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Progress M1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 12 June 2002. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ Zak, Anatoly. "Progress cargo ship". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-06-07.