Progress M1-3

Progress M1-3, identified by NASA as Progress 1P, was the first Progress spacecraft to visit the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M1 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 251.[1]

Progress M1-3

Progress M1-3 docked with the ISS, seen from STS-106.
Mission type	International Space Station resupply
Operator	Roskosmos
COSPAR ID	2000-044A
SATCAT no.	26461
Mission duration	77 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Progress-M1 s/n 251
Manufacturer	RKK Energia
Start of mission
Launch date	6 August 2000, 16:26:42 UTC
Rocket	Soyuz-U
Launch site	Baikonur, Site 1/5
End of mission
Disposal	Deorbited
Decay date	1 November 2000, 07:53:20 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	357 km
Apogee altitude	369 km
Inclination	51.6°
Period	91.8 minutes
Epoch	6 August 2000
Docking with ISS
Docking port	Zvezda aft
Docking date	8 August 2000, 20:12:56 UTC
Undocking date	1 November 2000, 04:04:49 UTC
Time docked	75 days
Progress ISS Resupply

Launch

Progress M1-3 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 16:26:42 UTC on 6 August 2000.[1] The spacecraft docked with the aft port of the Zvezda module at 20:12:56 UTC on 8 August.[2][3]

Undocking

It remained docked for 75 days before undocking at 04:04:49 UTC on 1 November to make way for Soyuz TM-31.[2] It was deorbited at 07:05:00 UTC on the same day.[2] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 07:53:20 UTC.[2][4]

Progress M1-3 carried supplies to the International Space Station. It was unloaded during the Space Shuttle missions STS-106 and STS-92, as the ISS did not yet have a permanent crew. The Expedition 1 crew arrived the day after Progress M1-3 departed the Station, using the docking port that it had vacated.

The International Space Station as seen from STS-106, with the Progress M1-3 spacecraft visible at the bottom on the image.

See also

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

References

1. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
2. Anikeev, Alexander. "Cargo spacecraft "Progress M1-3"". Manned Astronautics - Figures & Facts. Archived from the original on 18 October 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
3. Wade, Mark. "Progress M1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
4. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 7 June 2009.