LIVE: Progress M-05M - launch and docking April 28-30, 2010

[Zipi]

Rollout:

[anik]

Very windy.

[anik]

Roll-out was on Monday.

[anik]

It will be 3015th Soviet/Russian launch with aim to reach orbit, 1332nd launch from Baikonur cosmodrome with aim to reach orbit, 758th launch of Soyuz-U rocket with aim to reach orbit and 461st launch from a launch pad 1/5.

[Lewis007]

Launch can be followed live at Tsenki
http://www.tv-tsenki.com/live.php

[edkyle99]

Launch can be followed live at Tsenki
http://www.tv-tsenki.com/live.php

Looked like an on-time liftoff.

 - Ed Kyle

[anik]

The launch of Soyuz-U rocket was successful. Progress M-05M cargo ship has separated from the third stage of rocket. Congratulations!

[DiggyCoxwell]

The launch of Soyuz-U rocket was successful. Progress M-05M cargo ship has separated from the third stage of rocket. Congratulations!

These Russian Soyuz-U rocket launches are becoming routine, almost
like aircraft flights taking off from Moscow. ;-)

[Space Pete]

From ISS Daily Report for 28/04/2010:

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the new cargo ship Progress M-05M/37P was launched successfully today at 1:15 PM EDT on a Soyuz-U rocket. Ascent was nominal, and all spacecraft systems are without issues. Docking to the ISS at the DC-1 is planned for Saturday (1/5) at ~2:35 PM. 37P carries 2395 kg (5280 lbs) of cargo, specifically: 870 kg (1,918 lbs) propellants, 50 kg (110 lbs) oxygen & air, 100 kg (220 lbs) water and 1375 kg (3,031 lbs) spare parts & experiment hardware.

[robertross]

Thanks for the coverage everyone.

[Danderman]

I saw the new Progress tonight, preceding ISS by about 10 minutes. Everything looked OK.

[aquarius]

I saw the new Progress tonight, preceding ISS by about 10 minutes. Everything looked OK.

Danderman, could you tell me where you got the sighting info from?

Thanks.

[jacqmans]

April 28, 2010. Baikonur launch site,
branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia

http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss23/progress_m-05m/photo_04-28.html

At 21:15:09 Moscow Time a logistics spacecraft Progress M-05M was launched from the Baikonur launch site.

The purpose of the launch is to support further in-orbit operation of the International Space Station (ISS) in accordance with Russian commitments under that project.

The main objective of the mission is to deliver to the Space Station about 2.6 tons of various cargoes that are needed to continue the ISS mission in manned mode and provide living and working conditions for the crew.

The spacecraft was put into a parking low-Earth orbit with the following parameters: 51.65 degrees inclination, 193.42 km minimal altitude, 249.67 km maximum altitude, 88.63 minutes orbital period.

The onboard systems of the spacecraft operate normally.

At the launch site, the spacecraft prelaunch processing and launch operations were performed under the direction of the State Commission (chaired by the head of Roscosmos A.N. Perminov). The Commission was basing its decisions to proceed with each next step in processing and launching on the opinions of the Technical Management headed by the President of RSC Energia, Designer General V.A. Lopota.

According to the telemetry data and reports from the crew of ISS Expedition 23, the space station systems operate in normal mode. The station is ready for docking with the spacecraft.

The spacecraft docking is scheduled for May 1, 2010, at 22:35 Moscow Time.


 For information:

S.P. Korolev RSC Energia is a Russian company of strategic importance, the prime organization in the Russian rocket and space industry that carries out manned space flight, responsible for the development of the ISS Russian Segment, its integration into the Space Station and its operation, including development and operation of principal Russian modules (Zvezda, Pirs, Poisk, etc.), manufacturing, launch and operation of Soyuz TMA and Progress M spacecraft.

The spacecraft carries into orbit in its compartment supplies of propellant, food, water and consumables, as well as hardware for the Russian and the US segments of the ISS.

Currently working in orbit under the ISS program are: Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov (ISS commander), Alexander Skvortsov and Mikhail Kornienko; US astronauts Timothy Creamer and Tracy Caldwell Dyson, astronaut of the Japanese space agency Soichi Noguchi.

Progress M-05M is the 37th Russian logistics spacecraft launched to ISS within the framework of this project, and the fifth spacecraft in the new series of logistics spacecraft Progress M with improved performance.

[jacqmans]

Progress M-05M cargo supplies to be delivered to the ISS include:
 

Prop in the propulsion system tanks 870kg

Gas in the oxygen supply system containers
- oxygen 50kg
Water in the Rodnik system tanks 100kg

The items in the cargo compartment 1318kg
Equipment for the systems:
gas supply system 33kg
water supply system 73kg
on-board hardware control system 5kg
Telemetry data system (BITS2-12) 2kg
Thermal control system 6kg
Telephone and telegraph system 2kg
Onboard computer system 3kg
Maintenance and repair equipment 5kg
Sanitary and hygienic items 71kg
Food containers, fresh products 325kg
Medical equipment, linen, personal hygienic and prophylactics items 155kg
On-board documentation files, crew provisions, video- and photo-equipment 35kg
Equipment for Russian crew members 42kg
Stored items (kit 9) 5kg
FGB-hardware 64kg
MRM2-hardware 53kg
USOS hardware 420kg
Total mass of the cargo delivered 2588kg

Roscosmos PAO
http://www.roscosmos.ru

[jacqmans]

Progress M-05M: Orbital Mission

29.04.2010

Progress M-05M successfully lifted off from Baikonur launch pad 1 (Gagarin`s) onboard Russian launcher Soyuz-U at 21.15.09 Moscow time, on April 27.
The cargo vehicle has reached the target orbit with parameters:
- min altitude -193,42km;

– max altitude - 249,67km;

– revolution - 88,63min;

– inclination- 51,65deg.


The Progress now flies towards the International Space Station under control of the Mission Control Center.
The Progress will deliver more than 2600t of cargo to the station, including propellant, water, food, pressurized air and oxygen, scientific payloads, etc.


Roscosmos PAO
http://www.roscosmos.ru

[Spiff]

The Progress will deliver more than 2600t of cargo to the station,

2600 t? Wow that's a major payload increase isn't it?
 

[Danderman]

I saw the new Progress tonight, preceding ISS by about 10 minutes. Everything looked OK.

Danderman, could you tell me where you got the sighting info from?

Thanks.

I looked for ISS, using this web site info:

http://www.heavens-above.com/

and was lucky to see Progress about 10 minutes earlier.

[Space Pete]

From ISS Daily Report for 29/04/2010:

37P Approach/Docking Timeline for 01/05 (all times GMT):
. Autom. rendezvous start - 04:14:59 PM.
. Kurs-A Activation (Progress) - 05:01 PM.
. Kurs-P Activation (SM) - 05:03 PM.
. Local sunrise - 05:24:57 PM.
. Good Kurs-P data (80km) - 05:26:19 PM.
. Kurs-A/-P short test (15km) - 05:47:19 PM.
. Progress TV activation (8km) - 05:54:39 PM.
. Begin flyaround (400m) - 06:12:37 PM.
. Begin station-keeping - 06:18:10 PM.
. Initialize final approach - 06:24:30 PM.
. Local sunset - 06:32:52 PM.
. Contact (capture) - 06:35:30 PM.
. Hooks closed, ISS to LVH - 06:55:30 PM.

[yoichi]

http://twitter.com/Astro_Soichi/status/13086728298
Amazing view! Progress rocket launch, seen from International Space Station! http://twitpic.com/1jg493

[npuentes]

Is there a video of the launch anywhere?  I've not been able to find anything on Youtube or other sites.