Progress M-62

Progress M-62 (Russian: Прогресс М-62), identified by NASA as Progress 27P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 362.

Progress M-62

Progress M-62 docked with the ISS.
Mission type	ISS resupply
Operator	Roskosmos
COSPAR ID	2007-064A
SATCAT no.	32391
Mission duration	54 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Progress-M s/n 362
Manufacturer	RKK Energia
Start of mission
Launch date	23 December 2007, 07:12:41 UTC
Rocket	Soyuz-U
Launch site	Baikonur, Site 1/5
End of mission
Disposal	Deorbited
Decay date	15 February 2008, 13:29 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Inclination	51.6°
Epoch	23 December 2007
Docking with ISS
Docking port	Pirs
Docking date	26 December 2007, 08:14 UTC
Undocking date	4 February 2008, 10:32 UTC
Time docked	40 days
Cargo
Mass	2500 kg
Pressurised	1325 kg (dry cargo)
Fuel	862 kg
Gaseous	46 kg (oxygen)
Progress ISS Resupply

Launch

Progress M-62 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 07:12:41 UTC on 23 December 2007.[1]

Docking

The spacecraft docked with the Pirs module at 08:14 UTC on 26 December 2007.[2] The Pirs module had previously been occupied by Progress M-61, which undocked on 22 December 2007.[3] Progress M-62 remained docked for 40 days before undocking at 10:32 UTC on 4 February 2008.[4] Following undocking it conducted Earth observation experiments for eleven days prior to being deorbited. It was deorbited at 09:44 UTC on 15 February 2008.[4] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 13:29 UTC.[4][5]

Progress M-62 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research. It carried over 862 kilograms (1,900 lb) of propellant, 46 kilograms (101 lb) of oxygen and 1,325 kilograms (2,921 lb) of dry cargo. The total mass of the cargo carried was 2,500 kilograms (5,500 lb).[3]

See also

• List of Progress flights
• Uncrewed spaceflights to the International Space Station

References

1. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
2. Wade, Mark. "Progress M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
3. NASA: Expedition 16/Progress 27 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. Zak, Anatoly. "Progress cargo ship". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
5. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 5 June 2009.