Progress M-MIM2

Progress M-MIM2 (Russian: Прогресс М-МИМ2), or Progress M-MRM2, originally designated Progress M-SO2,[3] was a modified Progress-M 11F615A55, Russian production No. 302, which was used to deliver the Poisk module to the International Space Station.[4] It has the pressurised cargo module removed to accommodate Poisk.[3] It was similar to the Progress M-SO1 spacecraft which was used to deliver the Pirs module to the station in 2001.

Progress M-MIM2
Progress M-MIM2 and Poisk as seen by Expedition 21.
Mission typeISS assembly
OperatorRoskosmos
COSPAR ID2009-060A
SATCAT no.36086
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeProgress-M (modified)
ManufacturerRKK Energia
Launch mass7,102 kilograms (15,657 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date10 November 2009, 14:22:04 (2009-11-10UTC14:22:04Z) UTC[1]
RocketSoyuz-U
Launch siteBaikonur Site 1/5
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date8 December 2009, 05:27 (2009-12-08UTC05:28Z) UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude336 kilometres (209 mi)
Apogee altitude344 kilometres (214 mi)
Inclination51.6 degrees
Period91.33 minutes
EpochNovember 18, 2009[2]
Docking with ISS
Docking portZvezda zenith (Poisk)
Docking date12 November 2009, 15:41 UTC
Undocking date8 December 2009, 00:16 UTC
Time docked25+1⁄2 days
Payload
Poisk
Mass3,670 kilograms (8,090 lb)
Progress ISS assembly
 

Launch
The launch of Progress M-MIM2 and Poisk

Progress M-MIM2 and Poisk were launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket flying from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch occurred at 14:22 GMT on 10 November 2009.[4] At launch, Progress M-MIM2 had a total mass of 7,102 kilograms (15,657 lb), including the 3,670-kilogram (8,090 lb) Poisk module.[3][5]

Docking
Progress M-MIM2 and Poisk approaches ISS
Progress M-MIM2 and Poisk docked with the ISS

The spacecraft docked with the zenith port of the International Space Station's Zvezda module on 12 November. Capture occurred at 15:41 GMT,[6] and initial docking was completed successfully at 15:44.[7]

Undocking and Decay
Progress M-MIM2 departs

At 00:16 GMT on 8 December, Progress M-MIM2 was undocked from Poisk, and at 04:48 GMT its engines ignited to begin a 38-second deorbit burn. It reentered the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean at 05:27, and had broken up by 05:32.[8]

See also

References
  1. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  2. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  3. McDowell, Jonathan. "Issue 618". Jonathan's Space Report. Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
  4. "Russia Launches Scientific Module To ISS". Space-Travel.com. 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
  5. Bergin, Chris (2009-11-10). "Russian module launches via Soyuz for Thursday ISS docking". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
  6. Clark, Stephen (2009-11-12). "Poisk module adds room to International Space Station". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
  7. "ISS On-Orbit Status". NASA. 2009-11-12. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
  8. "ISS On-Orbit Status". NASA. 2009-12-08. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
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