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Progress M-49

Progress M-49

Russian cargo spacecraft


Progress M-49 (Russian: Прогресс М-49), identified by NASA as Progress 14P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 249.[1]

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Launch

Progress M-49 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 12:34:23 UTC on 25 May 2004.[1]

Docking

The spacecraft docked with the aft port of the Zvezda module at 13:54:43 UTC on 27 May.[2][3] It remained docked for 64 days before undocking at 06:04:48 UTC on 30 July 2004[2] to make way for Progress M-50.[4] It was deorbited at 10:37:00 GMT on the same day.[2] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 11:23:35 UTC.[2][5]

Progress M-49 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research.

See also


References

  1. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  2. Anikeev, Alexander. "Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-49"". Manned Astronautics - Figures and Facts. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  3. Wade, Mark. "Progress M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  4. Zak, Anatoly. "Progress cargo ship". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  5. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 6 June 2009.

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