Summary
Progress M-62 (Russian: Прогресс М-62), identified by NASA as Progress 27P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 362.
 Progress M-62 docked with the ISS. | |
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2007-064A |
| SATCAT no. | 32391 |
| Mission duration | 54 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M s/n 362 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 23 December 2007, 07:12:41 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 15 February 2008, 13:29 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Epoch | 23 December 2007 |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Pirs |
| Docking date | 26 December 2007, 08:14 UTC |
| Undocking date | 4 February 2008, 10:32 UTC |
| Time docked | 40 days |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 2500 kg |
| Pressurised | 1325 kg (dry cargo) |
| Fuel | 862 kg |
| Gaseous | 46 kg (oxygen) |
Progress ISS Resupply | |
Launch edit
Progress M-62 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 07:12:41 UTC on 23 December 2007.[1]
Docking edit
The spacecraft docked with the Pirs module at 08:14 UTC on 26 December 2007.[2] The Pirs module had previously been occupied by Progress M-61, which undocked on 22 December 2007.[3] Progress M-62 remained docked for 40 days before undocking at 10:32 UTC on 4 February 2008.[4] Following undocking it conducted Earth observation experiments for eleven days prior to being deorbited. It was deorbited at 09:44 UTC on 15 February 2008.[4] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 13:29 UTC.[4][5]
Progress M-62 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research. It carried over 862 kilograms (1,900 lb) of propellant, 46 kilograms (101 lb) of oxygen and 1,325 kilograms (2,921 lb) of dry cargo. The total mass of the cargo carried was 2,500 kilograms (5,500 lb).[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Progress M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- ^ a b NASA: Expedition 16/Progress 27
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c Zak, Anatoly. "Progress cargo ship". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
