Progress M1-7

Progress M1-7, identified by NASA as Progress 6P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M1 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 256.[1]

Progress M1-7

Progress M1-7 approaching the ISS.
Mission type	ISS resupply
Operator	Roskosmos
COSPAR ID	2001-051A
SATCAT no.	26983
Mission duration	115 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Progress-M1 s/n 256
Manufacturer	RKK Energia
Start of mission
Launch date	26 November 2001, 18:24:12 UTC
Rocket	Soyuz-FG
Launch site	Baikonur, Site 1/5
End of mission
Disposal	Deorbited
Decay date	20 March 2002, 02:20 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	230 km
Apogee altitude	244 km
Inclination	51.6°
Period	89.2 minutes
Epoch	26 November 2001
Docking with ISS
Docking port	Zvezda aft
Docking date	28 November 2001, 19:43:02 UTC
Undocking date	19 March 2002, 17:43 UTC
Time docked	112 days
Cargo
Mass	2500 kg
Progress ISS Resupply

Launch

Progress M1-7 was launched by a Soyuz-FG carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 18:24:12 UTC on 26 November 2001.[1] The spacecraft docked with the aft port of the Zvezda module at 19:43:02 UTC on 28 November.[2][3] It was unable to establish a hard dock due to debris from Progress M-45 on the docking port, which had to be removed in an unscheduled extra-vehicular activity on 3 December 2001, after which it was able to establish a hard dock.

Docking

Progress M1-7 remained docked to the ISS for 112 days before undocking at 17:43 UTC on 19 March 2002[2] to make way for Progress M1-8.[4] It was deorbited at 01:27 UTC on 20 March 2002.[2] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 02:20 UTC.[2][5]

Progress M1-7 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 Kolibri-2000 (2001-051C) micro-satellite, which it deployed at 22:28 UTC on 19 March 2002, a few hours after departing the ISS.

See also

• List of Progress flights
• List of unmanned spaceflights to the ISS

References

1. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
2. Anikeev, Alexander. "Cargo spacecraft "Progress M1-7"". Manned Astronautics - Figures and Facts. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
3. Wade, Mark. "Progress M1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
4. Zak, Anatoly. "Progress cargo ship". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
5. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 7 June 2009.