Progress M-46

Progress M-46 (Russian: Прогресс М-46), identified by NASA as Progress 8P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 246.[1]

Progress M-46
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorRoskosmos
COSPAR ID2002-033A
SATCAT no.27454
Mission duration104 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeProgress-M s/n 246
ManufacturerRKK Energia
Start of mission
Launch date26 June 2002, 05:36:30 UTC
RocketSoyuz-U
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 1/5
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date14 October 2002, 10:21:59 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude193 km
Apogee altitude245 km
Inclination51.6°
Period88.6 minutes
Epoch26 June 2002
Docking with ISS
Docking portZvezda aft
Docking date29 June 2002, 05:36:30 UTC
Undocking date24 September 2002,
13:58:49 UTC
Time docked87 days
Cargo
Mass2500 kg
Progress ISS Resupply
 

Launch

Progress M-46 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 05:36:30 UTC on 26 June 2002.[1]

Docking

The spacecraft docked with the aft port of the Zvezda module at 05:36:30 UTC on 29 June 2002.[2][3] Prior to docking it was used to conduct tests of the Kurs docking system.[3] It remained docked for 87 days before undocking at 13:58:49 UTC on 24 September 2002[2] to make way for Progress M1-9.[4] It was deorbited at 09:34:00 UTC on 14 October 2002.[2] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 10:21:59 UTC.[2][5]

Progress M-46 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-46"". Manned Astronautics - Figures and Facts. Archived from the original on 9 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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