Progress M-66 (Russian: Прогресс М-66), identified by NASA as Progress 32P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was the penultimate flight of the Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, using the spacecraft with the serial number 366.
 Progress M-66 docking with the ISS. | |
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2009-006A |
| SATCAT no. | 33593 |
| Mission duration | 97 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M s/n 366 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 10 February 2009, 05:49 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 31/6 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 18 May 2009, 15:14:45 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Epoch | 10 February 2009 |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Pirs |
| Docking date | 13 February 2009, 07:18 UTC |
| Undocking date | 6 May 2009, 15:18 UTC |
| Time docked | 82 days |
| Cargo | |
| Pressurised | 1300 kg (dry cargo) |
| Fuel | 870 kg |
| Gaseous | 50 kg (oxygen) and air |
Progress ISS Resupply | |
Launch
editProgress M-66 was launched at 05:49 UTC on 10 February 2009, by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This was the first time Site 31 had been used for a Progress launch since Progress M-15 in 1992.
Docking
editThe spacecraft docked with the Pirs module of the ISS at 07:18 UTC on 13 February 2009.[1] It undocked at 15:18 UTC on 6 May 2009, to make way for Progress M-02M. It was deorbited at 14:28:30 UTC on 18 May 2009 following twelve days of free flight, during which it conducted experiments as part of the Plazma-Progress programme. Any debris from Progress M-66 that survived re-entry landed in the Pacific Ocean at around 15:14:45 UTC.
Cargo
editProgress M-66 delivered supplies to the International Space Station, including fuel, food and water for the crew, and equipment for conducting scientific research and establishing a 6-man crew capacity aboard the ISS. It also carried a new Orlan-MK spacesuit to replace one of the older Orlan-M suits previously used for EVAs from the station.[1]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Zak, Anatoly (18 February 2009). "Progress cargo ship". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 7 April 2009.