Progress M-44
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2001-008A |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M 11F615A55 |
| Manufacturer | RSC Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 26 February 2001, 08:09:35 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 16 April 2001, 14:11 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Zvezda Aft |
| Docking date | 28 February 2001, 09:49:47 UTC |
| Undocking date | 16 April 2001, 08:48 UTC |
| Time docked | 1½ months |
Progress M-44, identified by NASA as Progress 3 or 3P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 244.[1]
Progress M-44 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 08:09:35 GMT on 26 February 2001.[1] The spacecraft docked with the Aft port of the Zvezda module at 09:49:47 GMT on 28 February.[2][3] It remained docked for one and a half months before undocking at 08:48 GMT on 16 April.[2] It was deorbited at 13:23 GMT the same day.[2] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 14:11 GMT.[2][4]
Progress M-44 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research. It was the first Progress-M spacecraft to visit the ISS, previous resupply missions having used the Progress-M1.
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References
- 1 2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- 1 2 3 4 Anikeev, Alexander. "Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-44"". Manned Astronautics - Figures & Facts. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- ↑ Wade, Mark. "Progress M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- ↑ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
