Progress M-56
Progress M-56|
Progress M-56 approaching the ISS |
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| Mission type |
ISS resupply |
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| Operator |
Roskosmos |
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| COSPAR ID |
2006-013A |
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| Spacecraft properties |
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| Spacecraft type |
Progress-M 11F615A55 |
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| Manufacturer |
RKK Energia |
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| Start of mission |
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| Launch date |
24 April 2006, 16:03:25 (2006-04-24UTC16:03:25Z) UTC |
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| Rocket |
Soyuz-U |
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| Launch site |
Baikonur Site 1/5 |
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| End of mission |
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| Disposal |
Deorbited |
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| Decay date |
19 September 2006, 04:14:40 (2006-09-19UTC04:14:41Z) UTC |
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| Orbital parameters |
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| Reference system |
Geocentric |
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| Regime |
Low Earth |
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| Inclination |
51.6 degrees |
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| Docking with ISS |
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| Docking port |
Zvezda Aft |
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| Docking date |
26 April 2006, 17:41:31 UTC |
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| Undocking date |
19 September 2006, 00:28:17 UTC |
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| Time docked |
5 months |
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Progress M-56, identified by NASA as Progress 21 or 21P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 356.[1]
Progress M-56 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 16:03:25 GMT on 24 April 2006.[1] The spacecraft docked with the Aft port of the Zvezda module at 17:41:31 GMT on 26 April.[2][3] It remained docked for five months before undocking at 00:28:17 GMT on 19 September 2006[2] to make way for Soyuz TMA-9.[4] It was deorbited at 03:28 GMT on 19 September 2006.[2] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 04:14:40 GMT.[2][5]
Progress M-56 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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