Progress M-09M

Progress M-09M (russian: link=no, Прогресс М-09М, italic=yes), identified by NASA as Progress 41P, is a Progress spacecraft which was launched in 2011 to resupply the International Space Station. It was the ninth Progress-M 11F615A60 spacecraft to be launched, and has the serial number 409. The spacecraft was manufactured by RKK Energia, and is operated by the Roscosmos, Russian Federal Space Agency. It arrived at the space station during Expedition 26, and undocked during Expedition 27.

Launch and docking

Progress M-09M was launched from Gagarin's Start, Pad 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, on 28 January 2011 at 01:31:39 UTC. The launch used a Soyuz-U carrier rocket, which placed the Progress spacecraft into a low Earth orbit with a apsis, perigee of and an apsis, apogee of , orbital inclination, inclined at 51.65°. The Progress spacecraft subsequently raised its orbit, and manoeuvred to rendezvous with the space station. It arrived at the ISS on 30 January 2011, successfully docking to the nadir port of the ''Pirs (ISS module), Pirs'' at 02:39 UTC.

Cargo

Progress M-09M is carrying of cargo to the space station, consisting of of dry cargo, of propellant, of oxygen and of water. Of the fuel aboard the spacecraft, are reserved for orbital manoeuvres whilst docked, such as raising or lowering the station's orbit, whilst the remaining will be used for refuelling the station itself.

The dry cargo aboard Progress M-09M includes parts for the oxygen and water supply systems and the thermal control system, as well as equipment for hardware control and the station's electrical and telemetry systems. Also aboard the spacecraft is of equipment for conducting scientific research aboard the station. For the crew, food, medical and hygiene equipment will also be delivered, as well as documentation and personal items including books by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and a birthday present for station commander Scott Kelly (astronaut), Scott Kelly.

The Kedr, ARISSAT-1 or Kedr of 30 kg, Small satellite, miniaturised satellite was delivered to the ISS aboard Progress M-09M. It is an amateur radio satellite which will be deployed from the station during an Extravehicular activity, EVA on 16 February 2011. The satellite will be operated by Energia (corporation), RSC Energia, and is part of the RadioSkaf programme. It is intended to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Vostok 1 mission.

Inventory

Total cargo mass delivered: 2666 kg.

Undocking and deorbit

Progress M-09M was undocked from the Pirs module at 11:41 UTC on 22 April 2011. After departing the space station, the spacecraft was used for Radar-Progress scientific experiment to investigate a reflection feature of the plasma generated by operations of the Progress propulsion. Upon the completion of this experiment the spacecraft was deorbited, and reentered over the "spacecraft cemetery" in the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean. The deorbit manoeuvre was performed on 26 April 2011, with debris falling into the ocean at 13:23 UTC.

See also

* 2011 in spaceflight
* List of Progress flights
* Uncrewed spaceflights to the International Space Station

References

{{Orbital launches in 2011

Spacecraft launched in 2011
Progress (spacecraft) missions
Spacecraft which reentered in 2011
Spacecraft launched by Soyuz-U rockets
Supply vehicles for the International Space Station