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Progress M-45

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Progress M-45
Progress M-45 departing the ISS.
Mission typeISSresupply
OperatorRoskosmos
COSPAR ID2001-036AEdit this at Wikidata
SATCATno.26890
Mission duration93 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeProgress-Ms/n 245
ManufacturerRKK Energia
Start of mission
Launch date21 August 2001, 09:23:54 UTC
RocketSoyuz-U
Launch siteBaikonur,Site 1/5
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date22 November 2001,
21:35:23 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude193 km
Apogee altitude145 km
Inclination51.6°
Period88.6 minutes
Epoch21 August 2001
Docking withISS
Docking portZvezdaaft
Docking date23 August 2001, 09:51:32 UTC
Undocking date22 November 2001,
16:12:01 UTC
Time docked91 days
Cargo
Mass2500 kg
Progress ISS Resupply

Progress M-45(Russian:Прогресс М-45), identified byNASAasProgress 5P,was aProgressspacecraft used to resupply theInternational Space Station.It was aProgress-M11F615A55 spacecraft, with theserial number245.[1]

Launch

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Progress M-45 was launched by aSoyuz-Ucarrier rocket fromSite 1/5at theBaikonur Cosmodrome.Launch occurred at 09:23:54 UTC on 21 August 2001.[1]

Docking

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The spacecraft docked with the aft port of theZvezdamodule at 09:51:32 UTC on 23 August 2001.[2][3]

It remained docked for 91 days before undocking at 16:12:01 UTC on 22 November 2001[2]to make way forProgress M1-7.[4]It left debris on the docking port which prevented Progress M1-7 from achieving a hard dock until it was removed during an EVA on 3 December 2001. Progress M-45 was deorbited at 20:48:00 UTC on the same day that it undocked.[2]The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over thePacific Ocean,with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 21:35:23 UTC.[2][5]

Progress M-45 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research.

See also

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References

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  1. ^abMcDowell, Jonathan."Launch Log".Jonathan's Space Page.Retrieved6 June2009.
  2. ^abcdAnikeev, Alexander."Cargo spacecraft" Progress M-45 "".Manned Astronautics - Figures and Facts. Archived fromthe originalon 18 October 2007.Retrieved6 June2009.
  3. ^Wade, Mark."Progress M".Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived fromthe originalon 10 July 2009.Retrieved6 June2009.
  4. ^Zak, Anatoly."Progress cargo ship".RussianSpaceWeb.Retrieved6 June2009.
  5. ^McDowell, Jonathan."Satellite Catalog".Jonathan's Space Page.Retrieved6 June2009.