Progress M-51 (russian: Прогресс М-51, italic=yes), identified by

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as Progress 16P, 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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351.

Launch

Progress M-51 was launched by a

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carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the

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. Launch occurred at 22:19:34 UTC on 23 December 2004.

Docking

The spacecraft docked with the aft port of the '' Zvezda'' module at 23:57:45 UTC on 25 December 2004. It remained docked for 64 days before undocking at 16:06:30 UTC on 27 February 2005. to make way for

Progress M-52 Progress M-52 (russian: Прогресс М-52, italic=yes), identified by NASA as Progress 17P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 352. ...

Between undocking and deorbit, Progress M-51 was used for a series of tests. It was deorbited at 16:17:00 UTC on 9 March 2005. The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the

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, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 17:03:11 UTC. Progress M-51 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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