Progress M-57

Progress M-57 (Russian: Прогресс М-57), identified by NASA as Progress 22P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 357.

Progress M-57
Progress M-57 approaching the ISS.
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorRoskosmos
COSPAR ID2006-025A
SATCAT no.29245
Mission duration207 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeProgress-M s/n 357
ManufacturerRKK Energia
Start of mission
Launch date24 June 2006, 15:08:18 UTC
RocketSoyuz-U
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 1/5
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date17 January 2007, 03:15:20 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude193 km
Apogee altitude245 km
Inclination51.6°
Period88.6 minutes
Epoch24 June 2006
Docking with ISS
Docking portPirs
Docking date26 June 2006, 16:25 UTC
Undocking date16 January 2007, 23:23:52 UTC
Time docked204 days
Cargo
Mass3000 kg
Progress ISS Resupply
 

Launch

Progress M-57 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 15:08:18 UTC on 24 June 2006.[1]

Docking

The spacecraft docked with the Pirs module at 16:25 UTC on 26 June.[2][3] It remained docked for 204 days before undocking at 23:23:52 UTC on 16 January 2007[2] to make way for Progress M-59.[4] It was deorbited at 02:29 UTC on 17 January 2007.[2] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 03:15:20 UTC.[2][5]

Progress M-57 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research.

See also

References
  1. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  2. Anikeev, Alexander. "Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-57"". Manned Astronautics - Figures and Facts. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  3. Wade, Mark. "Progress M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  4. Zak, Anatoly. "Progress cargo ship". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  5. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
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