Progress M-45 (russian: Прогресс М-45, italic=yes), identified by

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as Progress 5P, was a

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spacecraft used to resupply the

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. It was a

Progress-M Progress-M (russian: Прогресс-М, GRAU indices 11F615A55 and 11F615A60), also known as Progress 7K-TGM, is a Russian, previously Soviet spacecraft which is used to resupply space stations. It is a variant of the Progress spacecraft, or ...

11F615A55 spacecraft, with the

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245.

Launch

Progress M-45 was launched by a

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carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the

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. Launch occurred at 09:23:54 UTC on 21 August 2001.

Docking

The spacecraft docked with the aft port of the '' Zvezda'' module at 09:51:32 UTC on 23 August 2001. It remained docked for 91 days before undocking at 16:12:01 UTC on 22 November 2001 to make way for

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. It left debris on the docking port which prevented Progress M1-7 from achieving a hard dock until it was removed during an EVA on 3 December 2001. Progress M-45 was deorbited at 20:48:00 UTC on the same day that it undocked. The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the

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, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 21:35:23 UTC. Progress M-45 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research.

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Launch

Docking

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