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Progress M-54

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Progress M-54
Mission typeISSresupply
OperatorRoskosmos
COSPAR ID2005-035AEdit this at Wikidata
SATCATno.28866
Mission duration177 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeProgress-Ms/n 354
ManufacturerRKK Energia
Start of mission
Launch date8 September 2005,
13:07:54 UTC
RocketSoyuz-U
Launch siteBaikonur,Site 1/5
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date3 March 2006, 13:52:18 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude348 km
Apogee altitude350 km
Inclination51.6°
Period91.5 minutes
Epoch8 September 2005
Docking withISS
Docking portZvezdaaft
Docking date10 September 2005,
14:42:03 UTC
Undocking date3 March 2006, 10:06:10 UTC
Time docked175 days
Cargo
Mass2400 kg
Progress ISS Resupply

Progress M-54(‹See Tfd›Russian:Прогресс М-54), identified byNASAasProgress 19P,was aProgressspacecraft used to resupply theInternational Space Station.It was aProgress-M11F615A55 spacecraft, with theserial number354.[1]

Launch

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Progress M-54 was launched by aSoyuz-Ucarrier rocket fromSite 1/5at theBaikonur Cosmodrome.Launch occurred at 13:07:54 UTC on 8 September 2005.[1]

Docking

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The spacecraft docked with the aft port of theZvezdamodule at 14:42:03 UTC on 10 September 2005.[2][3]It remained docked for 175 days before undocking at 10:06:10 UTC on 3 March 2006.[2][4]It was deorbited at 13:05:00 UTC on 3 March 2006.[2]The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over thePacific Ocean,with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 13:52:18 UTC.[2][5]

Progress M-54 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research. It also carried the radio transmitter for theRadioSkafsatellite, which was assembled aboard the ISS using a retiredOrlanspacesuit.

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-54 "".Manned Astronautics - Figures and Facts. Archived fromthe originalon 7 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.