Progress M-17

Progress M-17
Mission typeMir resupply
COSPAR ID1993-019A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.22588Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeProgress-M 11F615A55
ManufacturerNPO Energia
Launch mass7,250 kilograms (15,980 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date31 March 1993, 03:34:13 (1993-03-31UTC03:34:13Z) UTC
RocketSoyuz-U2
Launch siteBaikonur Site 1/5
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date3 March 1994, 03:28 (1994-03-03UTC03:29Z) UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude391 kilometres (243 mi)[1]
Apogee altitude391 kilometres (243 mi)[1]
Inclination51.6 degrees
Docking with Mir
Docking portKvant-1 Aft
Docking date1 April 1993, 05:16:18 UTC
Undocking date11 August 1993, 15:36:42 UTC
Time docked132 days
Progress Mir Resupply

Progress M-17 (Russian: Прогресс М-17) was a Russian uncrewed cargo spacecraft which was launched in 1993 to resupply the Mir space station.[2] The thirty-fifth of sixty-four Progress spacecraft to visit Mir, it used the Progress-M 11F615A55 configuration,[3] and had the serial number 217.[4] In addition to delivering cargo, Progress M-17 was also used to demonstrate extended duration Progress missions; remaining in orbit for almost a year with a docked phase lasting 132 days.

  1. ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Progress M-17". NSSDC Master Catalog. US National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  3. ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Progress-M 1 - 13, 15 - 37, 39 - 67 (11F615A55, 7KTGM)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  4. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 21 November 2010.