Progress_M-51
Progress M-51
Russian cargo spacecraft
Progress M-51 (Russian: Прогресс М-51), identified by NASA as Progress 16P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 351.[1]
Progress M-51 departing the ISS. | |
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2004-051A  |
| SATCAT no. | 28503 |
| Mission duration | 77 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M s/n 351 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 23 December 2004, 22:19:34 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 9 March 2005, 17:03:11 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 351 km |
| Apogee altitude | 356 km |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Period | 92.0 minutes |
| Epoch | 23 December 2004 |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Zvezda aft |
| Docking date | 25 December 2004, 23:57:45 UTC |
| Undocking date | 27 February 2005, 16:06:30 UTC |
| Time docked | 64 days |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 2500 kg |
Progress ISS Resupply | |
Progress M-51 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 22:19:34 UTC on 23 December 2004.[1]
The spacecraft docked with the aft port of the Zvezda module at 23:57:45 UTC on 25 December 2004.[2][3] It remained docked for 64 days before undocking at 16:06:30 UTC on 27 February 2005.[2] to make way for Progress M-52[4] Between undocking and deorbit, Progress M-51 was used for a series of tests. It was deorbited at 16:17:00 UTC on 9 March 2005.[2] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 17:03:11 UTC.[2][5]
Progress M-51 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research.
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