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Progress M-02M

Progress M-02M

Cargo spacecraft


Progress M-02M (Russian: Прогресс М-02М), identified by NASA as Progress 33P, was a Progress spacecraft which was used to resupply the International Space Station during 2009. It was the second Progress-M 11F615A60 spacecraft, and had the serial number 402.

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Launch

Progress M-02M was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket,[2] flying from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch occurred at 18:37 UTC on 7 May 2009.

Docking

Docking with the Pirs module of the ISS occurred at 19:24 UTC on 12 May 2009. On 30 June 2009, it undocked from the Station to begin a series of scientific experiments,[3] having first been loaded with cargo for disposal, including two Orlan-M spacesuits.[4] It subsequently performed a second rendezvous with the ISS on 12 July 2009 to test docking systems installed for the arrival of Mini-Research Module 2. It approached to a distance of 10–12 metres (33–39 ft) from the zenith port of the Zvezda module, with the closest approach occurring at 17:15 UTC.[5] Following this test, it backed away from the station. At 15:43 UTC on 13 July 2009 it performed its deorbit burn, and it burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean at 16:28:47 UTC.[6]

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References

  1. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. "Second Russian cargo spaceship undocks from ISS". Xinhua. 1 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  3. "SuitSat-2 Transforms Into a Satellite - System Integration Begins". AMSAT. 20 July 2009. Archived from the original on 23 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  4. "ISS On-Orbit Status". NASA SOMD. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. Anikeev, Alexander. "Cargo Spacecraft "Progress M-02M"". Manned Astronautics - Facts and Figures. Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2009.

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