Progress M-54 (russian: Прогресс М-54, italic=yes), identified by
NASA
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as Progress 19P, was a
Progress
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spacecraft used to resupply the
International Space Station
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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
serial number 354.
Launch
Progress M-54 was launched by a
Soyuz-U
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carrier rocket from
Site 1/5 at the
Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 13:07:54 UTC on 8 September 2005.
Docking
The spacecraft docked with the aft port of the ''
Zvezda'' module at 14:42:03 UTC on 10 September 2005.
It remained docked for 175 days before undocking at 10:06:10 UTC on 3 March 2006.
It was deorbited at 13:05:00 UTC on 3 March 2006.
The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the
Pacific Ocean
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, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 13:52:18 UTC.
Progress M-54 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research. It also carried the radio transmitter for the
RadioSkaf satellite, which was assembled aboard the ISS using a retired
Orlan
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spacesuit.
See also
*
List of Progress flights
*
Uncrewed spaceflights to the International Space Station
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References
Spacecraft launched in 2005
Progress (spacecraft) missions
Spacecraft which reentered in 2006
Supply vehicles for the International Space Station
Spacecraft launched by Soyuz-U rockets
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