Progress M-44
Russian cargo spacecraft
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::summary Russian cargo spacecraft ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Progress M-44 |
| mission_type | International Space Station resupply |
| operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR_ID | 2001-008A |
| SATCAT | 26713 |
| mission_duration | 49 days |
| spacecraft_type | Progress-M s/n 244 |
| manufacturer | RSC Energia |
| launch_date | 26 February 2001, 08:09:35 UTC |
| launch_rocket | Soyuz-U |
| launch_site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| disposal_type | Deorbited |
| decay_date | 16 April 2001, 14:11 UTC |
| orbit_epoch | 26 February 2001 |
| orbit_reference | Geocentric |
| orbit_regime | Low Earth |
| orbit_periapsis | 193 km |
| orbit_apoapsis | 243 km |
| orbit_inclination | 51.6° |
| orbit_period | 88.64 minutes |
| apsis | gee |
| docking | {{Infobox spaceflight/Dock |
| docking_target | ISS |
| docking_type | dock |
| docking_port | Zvezda aft |
| docking_date | 28 February 2001, 09:49:47 UTC |
| undocking_date | 16 April 2001, 08:48 UTC |
| time_docked | 47 days |
| cargo_mass | 2500 kg |
| programme | Progress flights |
| previous_mission | Progress M1-5 |
| next_mission | Progress M1-6 |
| programme2 | Progress ISS logistics flights |
| previous_mission2 | Progress M1-4 |
| next_mission2 | Progress M1-6 |
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Progress M-44 (), identified by NASA as Progress 3P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 244.
Launch
Progress M-44 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 08:09:35 UTC on 26 February 2001. The spacecraft docked with the aft port of the Zvezda module at 09:49:47 UTC on 28 February 2001.
Docking
It remained docked for 47 days before undocking at 08:48 UTC on 16 April 2001. It was deorbited at 13:23 UTC the same day. The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 14:11 UTC.
Progress M-44 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research. It was the first Progress-M spacecraft to visit the ISS, previous resupply missions having used the Progress-M1.
References
References
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page.
- Anikeev, Alexander. "Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-44"". Manned Astronautics - Figures and Facts.
- Wade, Mark. "Progress M". Encyclopedia Astronautica.
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page.
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