Cargo spacecraft "Progress-M 23M"

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Description:

• PROGRESS-M 23M is a resupply spacecraft that delivered to ISS 2.9 tons of cargo, including 1,764 pounds (800 kg) of propellant to be pumped inside the Russian Zvezda service module, 105 pounds (48 kg) of oxygen and air to replenish the atmosphere inside the space station, 926 pounds (420 kg) of water, and 3,126 pounds (1,418 kg) of supplies and experiment hardware, including fresh food, medical supplies, electronic equipment and other gear.

Mission Report:

• Progress M-23M was launched on Apr 9, 2014 and docked with Pirs at 2114 UTC.
• Progress M-23M undocked from the Pirs module at 2144 UTC on Jul 21, 2014 and carried out 10 days of independent operations as part of the Radar-Progress experiment program. It was deorbited on Jul 31, with an engine burn over Russia at 2151 UTC lowering the orbit from 351 x 417 km to 58 x 413 km, leading to reentry at 2230 UTC and debris impact at 2243 UTC in the South Pacific.