Cargo spacecraft "Progress-M 29M"

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Description:

• PROGRESS-M 29M is a Russian resupply mission flight to the International Space Station, and is known as Progress 61P in the station's manifest of visiting vehicles. The Progress spacecraft's pressurized section is packed with 1,541 kg of dry cargo, including Russian food rations, sanitary napkins and waste containers, medical equipment, water purification hardware and electronics. NASA also has about 86 kg of food and provisions for the U.S. crew members aboard the outpost. The Progress M-29M spaceship will refuel the space station's Zvezda service module with 1,940 kg of propellant. The mission will also deliver 926 kg of water and 110 kg of oxygen to replenish the atmosphere inside the orbiting outpost.

Mission Report:

• Progress M-29M was launched from Baykonur on Oct 1, 2015 at 1649:40 UTC and docked with the ISS Zvezda module at 2252 UTC the same day. The 7283 kg spacecraft delivered a variety of supplies and maintenance equipment to the station.
• Progress M-29M undocked from the Zvezda module on Mar 30, 2016 at 1415 UTC and is performing attitude control experiments in a 373 x 401 km orbit.
• Progress M-29M was deorbited on Apr 8, 2016 and reentered around 14:16 UTC over the S Pacific.