Cargo spacecraft "Progress-M 59"

114th Progress cargoship.


Source: RSC Energia

It is the 24th cargo to ISS - mission 24P, to deliver supplies to theInternational Space Station.
The Progress M-59 robotic cargo vehicle was launched at 02:12 UTC on Jan 18, 2007 and docked with the Pirs module at 03:03 UT on Jan 20. The approach and docking were performed in the automatic mode. The ISS orbital complex, weighing about 217 tonnes, is in an orbit of 326.4 km x 370.4 km, accomplished in 91.2 min. The spacecraft contain a cargo of 1390 kg, among 266 kg food and fresh fruit; also 870 kg of fuel, oxygen and fresh air.
The Progress M-59 cargo ship undocked from the Pirs module on Aug 1 at 1407 UTC and was deorbited over the Pacific at 1842 UTC.

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