Cargo spacecraft "Progress-M 26M"

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Description:

• PROGRESS M-26M is a Russian International Space Station resupply mission. The spacecraft delivered 3.1 tons (2.8 t) of cargo, rocket propellant, water and oxygen to the space station. The ship′s forward pressurized section carries 3,229 pounds (1,465 kg) of provisions and equipment, including 813 pounds (369 kg) of food, 577 pounds (262 kg) of sanitary items and 471 pounds (214 kg) of crew medical supplies. The internal cargo also includes hardware for the space station′s electrical and thermal control systems, clothes, cameras, watches, smoke detectors and science experiments. The Progress M-26M mission also delivered 306 pounds (139 kg) of U.S. cargo for the space station crew.

Mission Report:

• The Russian cargo ship Progress M-26M was launched on Feb 17, 2015 at 1100 UTC and docked with Zvezda at 1657 UTC the same day.
• Progress M-26M's engines were used to move the ISS out of the path of some space debris on Apr 23, 2015 and (following a malfunction on May 16) made an orbit reboost on May 18, 2015.
• Progress M-26M undocked Aug 14, 2015 at 1019 UTC and was deorbited at 1328 UTC with debris impacting the Pacific around 1417 UTC.

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Launch, cancel Baikonur. Credit: #401