Progress M-52 (russian: Прогресс М-52, italic=yes), identified by

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as Progress 17P, was a

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spacecraft used to resupply the

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. It was a

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11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 352.

Launch

Progress M-52 was launched by a

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carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 19:09:18 UTC on 28 February 2005.

Docking

The spacecraft docked with the port of the '' Zvezda aft'' module at 20:10:08 UTC on 2 March 2005. It remained docked for 105 days before undocking at 20:16:10 UTC on 15 June 2005 to make way for Progress M-53. It was deorbited at 23:16:00 UTC on 15 June 2005. The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the

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, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 00:02:41 UTC on 16 June 2005. Progress M-52 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 TNS-0 (2005-007C)

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, which was deployed from the ISS on 28 February 2005 at 19:09:18 UTC.

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Launch

Docking

See also

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