Progress M-67

Progress M-67 (Russian: Прогресс М-67) was a Progress spacecraft which was used for the Progress 34P flight to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 367. Its flight to the ISS marked the final flight of the Progress-M 11F615A55 model, which was retired in favour of the modernised Progress-M 11F615A60.

Progress M-67
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorRoskosmos
COSPAR ID2009-040A
SATCAT no.35641
Mission duration65 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeProgress s/n 367
ManufacturerRKK Energia
Start of mission
Launch date24 July 2009, 10:56:56 UTC
RocketSoyuz-U
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 1/5
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date27 September 2009
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Inclination51.6°
Epoch24 July 2009
Docking with ISS
Docking portZvezda aft
Docking date29 July 2009, 11:12 UTC
Undocking date21 September 2009, 07:25 UTC
Time docked54 days
Cargo
Mass2300 kg
Pressurised1200 kg (dry cargo)
Fuel830 kg
Gaseous50 kg (oxygen)
Progress ISS Resupply
 


Launch

It was successfully launched aboard a Soyuz-U carrier rocket flying from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 10:56:56 UTC on 24 July 2009.

Docking

It was originally scheduled to dock with the ISS on 26 July 2009, two days after launch, but following delays to the launch of OV 105 on mission STS-127, it was decided before launch to extend the free flight period to allow the Shuttle to remain docked for the full duration of its mission. Although the Shuttle and Progress spacecraft do not use the same docking port on the ISS, a Progress cannot dock or undock whilst a Shuttle is docked to the station. Following Endeavour's departure on 28 July 2009, Progress M-67 docked to the aft docking port of the Zvezda module on 29 July 2009 at 11:12 UTC after five days of free flight. During rendezvous, the Progress approached the station in an incorrect orientation, before the automated Kurs system was deactivated, and cosmonaut Gennady Padalka took over using the manual TORU system.[1]

Cargo

The spacecraft delivered 50 kg of oxygen, 210 kg of water, about 830 kg of propellant and more than 1,200 kg of dry cargo to the ISS.[2] Progress M-67 undocked from the ISS on 21 September 2009 at 07:25 UTC, in order to free up the aft docking port on Zvezda for the arrival of Soyuz TMA-16.

Deorbited

Progress M-67 was successfully deorbited and burned up upon atmospheric reentry on 27 September 2009.

References
  1. William Harwood for CBS news (29 July 2009). "Station gets new cargo ship; shuttle inspections underway". Spaceflight Now.
  2. Tariq Malik (24 July 2009). "Russian Cargo Ship Launches Toward Space Station". SPACE.com.
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