Progress M-51

Progress M-51 (Russian: Прогресс М-51), identified by NASA as Progress 16P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 351.[1]

Progress M-51
Progress M-51 departing the ISS.
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorRoskosmos
COSPAR ID2004-051A
SATCAT no.28503
Mission duration77 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeProgress-M s/n 351
ManufacturerRKK Energia
Start of mission
Launch date23 December 2004,
22:19:34 UTC
RocketSoyuz-U
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 1/5
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date9 March 2005, 17:03:11 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude351 km
Apogee altitude356 km
Inclination51.6°
Period92.0 minutes
Epoch23 December 2004
Docking with ISS
Docking portZvezda aft
Docking date25 December 2004,
23:57:45 UTC
Undocking date27 February 2005, 16:06:30 UTC
Time docked64 days
Cargo
Mass2500 kg
Progress ISS Resupply
 

Launch

Progress M-51 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 22:19:34 UTC on 23 December 2004.[1]

Docking

The spacecraft docked with the aft port of the Zvezda module at 23:57:45 UTC on 25 December 2004.[2][3] It remained docked for 64 days before undocking at 16:06:30 UTC on 27 February 2005.[2] to make way for Progress M-52[4] Between undocking and deorbit, Progress M-51 was used for a series of tests. It was deorbited at 16:17:00 UTC on 9 March 2005.[2] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 17:03:11 UTC.[2][5]

Progress M-51 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research.

See also

References
  1. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  2. Anikeev, Alexander. "Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-51"". Manned Astronautics - Figures and Facts. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  3. Wade, Mark. "Progress M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  4. Zak, Anatoly. "Progress cargo ship". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  5. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
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