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Progress M-57

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Progress M-57
Progress M-57 approaching the ISS.
Mission typeISSresupply
OperatorRoskosmos
COSPAR ID2006-025AEdit this at Wikidata
SATCATno.29245
Mission duration207 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeProgress-Ms/n 357
ManufacturerRKK Energia
Start of mission
Launch date24 June 2006, 15:08:18 UTC
RocketSoyuz-U
Launch siteBaikonur,Site 1/5
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date17 January 2007, 03:15:20 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude193 km
Apogee altitude245 km
Inclination51.6°
Period88.6 minutes
Epoch24 June 2006
Docking withISS
Docking portPirs
Docking date26 June 2006, 16:25 UTC
Undocking date16 January 2007, 23:23:52 UTC
Time docked204 days
Cargo
Mass3000 kg
Progress ISS Resupply

Progress M-57(Russian:Прогресс М-57), identified byNASAasProgress 22P,was aProgressspacecraft used to resupply theInternational Space Station.It was aProgress-M11F615A55 spacecraft, with theserial number357.

Launch

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Progress M-57 was launched by aSoyuz-Ucarrier rocket fromSite 1/5at theBaikonur Cosmodrome.Launch occurred at 15:08:18 UTC on 24 June 2006.[1]

Docking

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The spacecraft docked with thePirsmodule at 16:25 UTC on 26 June.[2][3]It remained docked for 204 days before undocking at 23:23:52 UTC on 16 January 2007[2]to make way forProgress M-59.[4]It was deorbited at 02:29 UTC on 17 January 2007.[2]The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over thePacific Ocean,with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 03:15:20 UTC.[2][5]

Progress M-57 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. ^McDowell, Jonathan."Launch Log".Jonathan's Space Page.Retrieved5 June2009.
  2. ^abcdAnikeev, Alexander."Cargo spacecraft" Progress M-57 "".Manned Astronautics - Figures and Facts. Archived fromthe originalon 2 March 2008.Retrieved5 June2009.
  3. ^Wade, Mark."Progress M".Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived fromthe originalon 10 July 2009.Retrieved5 June2009.
  4. ^Zak, Anatoly."Progress cargo ship".RussianSpaceWeb.Retrieved5 June2009.
  5. ^McDowell, Jonathan."Satellite Catalog".Jonathan's Space Page.Retrieved5 June2009.