 The Progress M-29M has docked to the ISS just over six hours after launching. | |
| Mission type | International Space Station resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roscosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2015-055A |
| SATCAT no. | 40944 |
| Mission duration | 190 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M s/n 429 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Launch mass | 7283 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 1 October 2015, 16:49:40 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 08 April 2016, 13:31 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[1] |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 193.77 km |
| Apogee altitude | 246.34 km |
| Inclination | 51.64° |
| Period | 89.42 minutes |
| Epoch | 1 October 2015 |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Zvezda |
| Docking date | 1 October 2015, 22:52 UTC |
| Undocking date | 30 March 2016, 14:14 UTC |
| Time docked | 181 days |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 2369 kg |
| Pressurised | 1549 kg |
| Fuel | 350 kg |
| Gaseous | 50 kg |
| Water | 420 kg |
Progress ISS Resupply | |
Progress M-29M (Russian: Прогресс М-29М), identified by NASA as Progress 61P was a Progress spaceflight by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) in 2015. It was launched on 1 October 2015, to deliver cargo to the ISS. Progress M-29M is the final vehicle in Progress M-30M series, which was succeeded by the modified variant known as Progress-MS later in 2015.[2]
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Progress M-29M to supply ISS". www.russianspaceweb.com. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.