 Progress M-15M approaches the ISS. | |
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2012-015A |
| SATCAT no. | 38222 |
| Mission duration | 122 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M s/n 415 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Launch mass | 6950 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 20 April 2012, 12:50:24 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 31/6 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 20 August 2012 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 193.68 km |
| Apogee altitude | 245.52 km |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Period | 88.59 minutes |
| Epoch | 20 April 2012 |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Pirs |
| Docking date | 22 April 2012, 14:40:43 UTC |
| Undocking date | 22 July 2012, 20:27 UTC |
| Time docked | 91 days |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Pirs |
| Docking date | 29 July 2012, 01:00 UTC |
| Undocking date | 30 July 2012, 21:16 UTC |
| Time docked | 1 day |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 2356 kg |
| Pressurised | 1241 kg |
| Fuel | 648 kg |
| Gaseous | 47 kg |
| Water | 420 kg |
Progress ISS Resupply | |
Progress M-15M (Russian: Прогресс М-15М), identified by NASA as Progress 47P, is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station during 2012. The fifteenth Progress-M 11F615A60 spacecraft, it has the serial number 415 and was built by RKK Energia. It arrived at the ISS in late April to deliver supplies to the Expedition 30 crew, and departed the ISS in late July 2012.
It was the 122nd launch to the ISS and the fifth Russian space launch in 2012. It was also the second mission for the Soyuz family of rockets since the beginning of the year.