Author Topic: LIVE: Progress M-29M (№ 429) – Soyuz-U – October 1, 2015 (16:49 UTC) (Read 46206 times)

Artyom. · « **on:** 07/31/2015 11:00 am »

Russia's rocket and space industry experts are assembling the accelerator set of Soyuz-U ILV, designed to launch Progress M-29M spacecraft.

The launch is scheduled on October 1, 2015 at 16:49 UTC.

Satori · « **Reply #1 on:** 09/18/2015 01:02 pm »

Launch time is 1649:41UTC.

jacqmans · « **Reply #2 on:** 09/18/2015 02:01 pm »

A meeting of the Technical management
September 18, 2015

At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-29M cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.

Today the Technical Management meeting took place, which made a decision to fuel Progress M-29M cargo vehicle with propellant components and compressed gases.

http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss45/progress_m-29m/photo_09-18.html

jacqmans · « **Reply #3 on:** 09/23/2015 05:46 pm »

Progress M-29M cargo vehicle was delivered to the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility
September 22, 2015

At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-29M cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.

Today Progress M-29M cargo vehicle fuelled with propellant components and compressed gases was delivered to the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility for final processing operations.

http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss45/progress_m-29m/photo_09-22.html

Satori · « **Reply #4 on:** 09/26/2015 10:42 am »

A transfer compartment was docked with Progress M-29M cargo vehicle

September 24, 2015

At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-29M cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.

Progress M-29M transport cargo vehicle was docked with the transfer compartment in the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility.

http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss45/progress_m-29m/photo_09-24.html

Satori · « **Reply #5 on:** 09/26/2015 10:43 am »

Designers inspection of Progress M-29M cargo vehicle and payload shroud roll were performed

September 25, 2015

At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-29M cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.

Designers inspection of the Progress M-29M cargo vehicle was completed.

Payload shroud roll on to the Progress M-29M cargo vehicle was performed.

http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss45/progress_m-29m/photo_09-25.html

Jirka Dlouhy · « **Reply #6 on:** 09/26/2015 08:24 pm »

Quote from: Satori on 09/26/2015 10:43 am

Designers inspection of Progress M-29M cargo vehicle and payload shroud roll were performed

September 25, 2015

At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-29M cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.

Designers inspection of the Progress M-29M cargo vehicle was completed.

Payload shroud roll on to the Progress M-29M cargo vehicle was performed.

http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss45/progress_m-29m/photo_09-25.html

Are on the board U1 CubeSats: E-Star 2, OUFTI-1 and AAUSAT 4 ?

Artyom. · « **Reply #7 on:** 09/27/2015 10:52 am »

The orbital module of the LV Soyuz-U with CV Progress M-29M transportation for the general integration with LV

At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-29M cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.

Orbital module of the Soyuz-U launch vehicle, containing Progress M-29M spacecraft was transported from the spacecraft processing facility for the general integration with LV.

http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss45/progress_m-29m/photo_09-27.html

Satori · « **Reply #8 on:** 09/28/2015 12:40 pm »

LV Soyuz general integration is completed

September 28, 2015

At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-29M cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.

Orbital module containing Progress M-29M spacecraft was integrated with the Soyuz-U launch vehicle in the processing facility.

http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss45/progress_m-29m/photo_09-28.html

Satori · « **Reply #9 on:** 09/29/2015 11:24 am »

Soyuz-U with Progress M-29M was transported to the launch pad today.

Artyom. · « **Reply #10 on:** 09/29/2015 12:07 pm »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fp6rfj-4gw&feature=youtu.be&a

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #11 on:** 09/30/2015 08:29 pm »

Forgive me if I'm repeating a well-known fact here:
This is the last flight of this type of modified Progress M. Progress MS is the new replacement model delivering cargo to ISS.

baldusi · « **Reply #12 on:** 09/30/2015 09:41 pm »

Last model? Russians usually interleave a couple of models when doing transitions. Specially with such a critical one like the MS that changes almost everything and comes close after the Progress-M/Soyuz-1A integration failure.

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #13 on:** 10/01/2015 02:41 am »

Quote from: baldusi on 09/30/2015 09:41 pm

Last model? Russians usually interleave a couple of models when doing transitions. Specially with such a critical one like the MS that changes almost everything and comes close after the Progress-M/Soyuz-1A integration failure.

I checked Satori's launch list in this forum, and Gunter's web site.

Gunter's list of production numbers has Progress M-29M listed as No. 429, and Progress MS listed as No. 431. Is that a clue as to how the manufacturer views the scope of changes introduced in the new model vs. the model being retired?
http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/progress-m-m.htm
http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/progress-ms.htm

I do see on the lists that a few later Progress MS craft will be launched on Soyuz-U.

russianhalo117 · « **Reply #14 on:** 10/01/2015 06:27 am »

Quote from: baldusi on 09/30/2015 09:41 pm

Last model? Russians usually interleave a couple of models when doing transitions. Specially with such a critical one like the MS that changes almost everything and comes close after the Progress-M/Soyuz-1A integration failure.

430 exists solely as spare parts and could be built but is not planned.
The original plan was to fly the models that way but the last two progress failures led to testing occurring differently and now will not over lap.
as a result the changes are now being phased in one Progress at a time versus the original plan of Progress MS having all of the changes at once on the first flight.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #15 on:** 10/01/2015 06:33 am »

Moved for live coverage.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #16 on:** 10/01/2015 02:19 pm »

This is the first six hour rendezvous since the loss of M-27M, right?

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #17 on:** 10/01/2015 02:38 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 10/01/2015 02:19 pm

This is the first six hour rendezvous since the loss of M-27M, right?

For Progress? That's right - both Progress M-28M and Soyuz TMA-18M had to fly the 2 day profile due to constant ISS orbital changes that knocked orbital phasing off.

Prober · « **Reply #18 on:** 10/01/2015 03:00 pm »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 10/01/2015 02:38 pm

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 10/01/2015 02:19 pm
This is the first six hour rendezvous since the loss of M-27M, right?

For Progress? That's right - both Progress M-28M and Soyuz TMA-18M had to fly the 2 day profile due to constant ISS orbital changes that knocked orbital phasing off.

The NASA tv program

Artyom. · « **Reply #19 on:** 10/01/2015 03:08 pm »

Live broadcast from Baikonur:

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #20 on:** 10/01/2015 03:18 pm »

Article for this mission (and some ISS Status):
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/10/progress-m-29m-fast-track-iss-resupply-run/

Prober · « **Reply #21 on:** 10/01/2015 03:28 pm »

Nasa quick pic...

input~2 · « **Reply #22 on:** 10/01/2015 03:50 pm »

K1497/15 - ATS ROUTE SEGMENTS CLSD: 1.B944 DZG-REMTI FM 10 KM 2.A370 DZG-DITSO FM 10 KM 3.A359 DZG-LEMDU FM 10 TO 55 KM 4.R482 DZG-BURIK FM 10 TO 45 KM 5.R366 AMASO-KUROL FM 25 TO 80 KM 6.B156 BANOV-BOKIS FM 10 KM SFC/UNL. 01 OCT 16:40 2015 UNTIL 01 OCT 17:20 2015. CREATED: 27 SEP 00:12 2015

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JimO · « **Reply #23 on:** 10/01/2015 03:55 pm »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 10/01/2015 02:38 pm

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 10/01/2015 02:19 pm
This is the first six hour rendezvous since the loss of M-27M, right?

For Progress? That's right - both Progress M-28M and Soyuz TMA-18M had to fly the 2 day profile due to constant ISS orbital changes that knocked orbital phasing off.

Exactly right -- although the far-left 'National Public Radio' coverage of the Soyuz 2-day rendezvous insisted the longer profile was caused by an encounter with manmade space pollution. I tried to explain the phasing issue to them in the 'Comments' section but without success. You might find the frustrating exchanges there mildly amusing, and exasperating.
http://www.npr.org/2015/09/04/437597059/take-the-long-way-home-spacefarers-journey-prolonged-by-space-junk?uidt=1441541780#commentBlock

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #24 on:** 10/01/2015 04:26 pm »

Right, they've finished giving commercial promotion to a Hollywood movie for a minute to cover a launch:

Prober · « **Reply #25 on:** 10/01/2015 04:30 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 10/01/2015 04:26 pm

Right, they've finished giving commercial promotion to a Hollywood movie for a minute to cover a launch:

Just for the record Hollywood & Politics are joined at the hip....so the links to NASA.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #26 on:** 10/01/2015 04:31 pm »

Rob Navias commentating.

Prober · « **Reply #27 on:** 10/01/2015 04:32 pm »

we go..

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #28 on:** 10/01/2015 04:32 pm »

MCC-H

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #29 on:** 10/01/2015 04:32 pm »

MCC-M

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #30 on:** 10/01/2015 04:33 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #31 on:** 10/01/2015 04:34 pm »

ISS heading to pass over.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #32 on:** 10/01/2015 04:38 pm »

T-12 mins.

Prober · « **Reply #33 on:** 10/01/2015 04:39 pm »

Prober · « **Reply #34 on:** 10/01/2015 04:40 pm »

someone heard me...heheh

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #35 on:** 10/01/2015 04:41 pm »

New view...

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #36 on:** 10/01/2015 04:42 pm »

Eight mins.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #37 on:** 10/01/2015 04:43 pm »

Not many folk on console.

Prober · « **Reply #38 on:** 10/01/2015 04:43 pm »

6 Min.
now 5 waiting to catch the arm drop

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #39 on:** 10/01/2015 04:44 pm »

Launch key inserted.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #40 on:** 10/01/2015 04:47 pm »

T-120 seconds.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #41 on:** 10/01/2015 04:48 pm »

Tanks into press.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #42 on:** 10/01/2015 04:48 pm »

Russian LD with the loudest loudspeaker in the world!

100 seconds.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #43 on:** 10/01/2015 04:49 pm »

T-60 seconds.

Internal power. Autosequence Start.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #44 on:** 10/01/2015 04:49 pm »

ISS passing over now.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #45 on:** 10/01/2015 04:50 pm »

Umbilical retraction.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #46 on:** 10/01/2015 04:51 pm »

LAUNCH!!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #47 on:** 10/01/2015 04:51 pm »

Prober · « **Reply #48 on:** 10/01/2015 04:51 pm »

startup & Launch.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #49 on:** 10/01/2015 04:52 pm »

Nominal first stage.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #50 on:** 10/01/2015 04:52 pm »

Staging. Booster sep.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #51 on:** 10/01/2015 04:53 pm »

Fairing shroud jettison.

Prober · « **Reply #52 on:** 10/01/2015 04:53 pm »

she's looking good

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #53 on:** 10/01/2015 04:53 pm »

Good second stage performance.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #54 on:** 10/01/2015 04:54 pm »

Still just about in view.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #55 on:** 10/01/2015 04:55 pm »

Hot staging. Third stage ignition. 2-3 sep.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #56 on:** 10/01/2015 04:55 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #57 on:** 10/01/2015 04:55 pm »

Three mins of powered flight to go. Nominal so far.

Prober · « **Reply #58 on:** 10/01/2015 04:56 pm »

3rd stage up and running.

Prober · « **Reply #59 on:** 10/01/2015 04:58 pm »

about a min to go
Sep-Orbit- deploy

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #60 on:** 10/01/2015 05:00 pm »

Shutdown, sep and array deploy!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #61 on:** 10/01/2015 05:00 pm »

The chase is on.....

Prober · « **Reply #62 on:** 10/01/2015 05:03 pm »

back to NASA control

Prober · « **Reply #63 on:** 10/01/2015 05:04 pm »

Test the Progress screen....looks good

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #64 on:** 10/01/2015 05:04 pm »

Back for docking coverage. Thanks to Prober for the help!

Artyom. · « **Reply #65 on:** 10/01/2015 05:50 pm »

Congratulations

! The exact launch time - 16:49:40:648 UTC.

Artyom. · « **Reply #66 on:** 10/01/2015 05:51 pm »

Quote

Scott Kelly ‏@StationCDRKelly
Progress lights up the night sky, as seen from @space_station!

John44 · « **Reply #67 on:** 10/01/2015 05:53 pm »

Expedition 45 - Progress M-29/M61 Launch
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9622

Artyom. · « **Reply #68 on:** 10/01/2015 05:54 pm »

Sesquipedalian · « **Reply #69 on:** 10/01/2015 05:56 pm »

Quote from: JimO on 10/01/2015 03:55 pm

Exactly right -- although the far-left 'National Public Radio' coverage of the Soyuz 2-day rendezvous insisted the longer profile was caused by an encounter with manmade space pollution. I tried to explain the phasing issue to them in the 'Comments' section but without success. You might find the frustrating exchanges there mildly amusing, and exasperating.
http://www.npr.org/2015/09/04/437597059/take-the-long-way-home-spacefarers-journey-prolonged-by-space-junk?uidt=1441541780#commentBlock

That was very interesting reading. That 'DarkHorseSki' guy reminded me of a moon landing denialist:

"There is no evidence refuting my interpretation, which means that my interpretation, out of all possible interpretations, MUST be the right one."

"Here's some evidence refuting your interpretation."

"Your evidence is disproved by my interpretation, and you are clearly pushing your own agenda."

And so on. He also made the "appeal to authority" fallacy even though there was one right there talking with him. This is the sort of mindset that ruins Wikipedia articles. It reminds me of this story.

I think you made the mistake of assuming he was arguing with you in good faith. He wasn't. Once his first few responses made that clear, you should have challenged him to prove his case with direct quotes.

Artyom. · « **Reply #70 on:** 10/01/2015 06:14 pm »

http://www.energia.ru/ru/iss/iss45/progress_m-29m/photo_10-01.html

robertross · « **Reply #71 on:** 10/01/2015 06:21 pm »

Quote from: Artyom. on 10/01/2015 05:51 pm

Quote
Scott Kelly ‏@StationCDRKelly
Progress lights up the night sky, as seen from @space_station!

USS Excelsior!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #72 on:** 10/01/2015 10:11 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #73 on:** 10/01/2015 10:16 pm »

Prober · « **Reply #74 on:** 10/01/2015 10:18 pm »

docking...time

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #75 on:** 10/01/2015 10:19 pm »

Tally Ho!

Prober · « **Reply #76 on:** 10/01/2015 10:22 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #77 on:** 10/01/2015 10:23 pm »

Progress in a roll after the approach burn. Nominal.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #78 on:** 10/01/2015 10:24 pm »

Freaky!

Prober · « **Reply #79 on:** 10/01/2015 10:24 pm »

wow some fast burns

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #80 on:** 10/01/2015 10:25 pm »

There's Progress from the ISS.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #81 on:** 10/01/2015 10:25 pm »

Prober · « **Reply #82 on:** 10/01/2015 10:26 pm »

locations

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #83 on:** 10/01/2015 10:27 pm »

TORU activated (just in case).

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #84 on:** 10/01/2015 10:29 pm »

Impulse burns continuing.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #85 on:** 10/01/2015 10:30 pm »

Heading into flyaround.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #86 on:** 10/01/2015 10:32 pm »

420 meters distance.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #87 on:** 10/01/2015 10:33 pm »

Wow. What a view!

(From a previous Soyuz docking

)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #88 on:** 10/01/2015 10:33 pm »

Back to live.

Prober · « **Reply #89 on:** 10/01/2015 10:35 pm »

great views
now at the 1/2 way mark on fly around

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #90 on:** 10/01/2015 10:35 pm »

Closing in on station keeping.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #91 on:** 10/01/2015 10:37 pm »

Nice to see both arrays out on the Progress

Prober · « **Reply #92 on:** 10/01/2015 10:38 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #93 on:** 10/01/2015 10:39 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #94 on:** 10/01/2015 10:41 pm »

Aligning.

eeergo · « **Reply #95 on:** 10/01/2015 10:41 pm »

Progress getting a bit lost there.

EDIT: But it looks like it's within tolerances, automated docking is still proceeding.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #96 on:** 10/01/2015 10:42 pm »

Final approach.

Prober · « **Reply #97 on:** 10/01/2015 10:43 pm »

progress on final

Callezetter · « **Reply #98 on:** 10/01/2015 10:43 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 10/01/2015 10:39 pm

HD!!

The quality of that hd live feed view was insane!

Prober · « **Reply #99 on:** 10/01/2015 10:44 pm »

Quote from: Callezetter on 10/01/2015 10:43 pm

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 10/01/2015 10:39 pm
HD!!

The quality of that hd live feed view was insane!

turn it on again please

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #100 on:** 10/01/2015 10:45 pm »

60 meters.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #101 on:** 10/01/2015 10:46 pm »

KURS retraction.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #102 on:** 10/01/2015 10:48 pm »

Distance shows them backing off a bit...strange.

eeergo · « **Reply #103 on:** 10/01/2015 10:48 pm »

Some debris flying through the FOV, probably because of the braking at 40m.

Having some screen contrast fun.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #104 on:** 10/01/2015 10:48 pm »

Now closing in. Was just a realignment.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #105 on:** 10/01/2015 10:52 pm »

Standing by for contact and capture.

eeergo · « **Reply #106 on:** 10/01/2015 10:52 pm »

6 meters range, KURS range unreliable. Very stable otherwise.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #107 on:** 10/01/2015 10:53 pm »

Docked!

Prober · « **Reply #108 on:** 10/01/2015 10:53 pm »

contact & Capture

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #109 on:** 10/01/2015 10:53 pm »

Six hours and three mins.

Updated article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/10/progress-m-29m-fast-track-iss-resupply-run/

Orbiter · « **Reply #110 on:** 10/02/2015 02:18 am »

I'm not 100% sure where to put this, but I caught a photograph of the ISS right after the Progress M-29M docked.

(sorry if this needs to be moved, but I think you guys will appreciate this!)

Artyom. · « **Reply #111 on:** 10/02/2015 09:02 am »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=74&v=cCjrPj3wftY

John44 · « **Reply #112 on:** 10/02/2015 12:33 pm »

Expedition 45 - Progress M-29/M61 Docking
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9623

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #113 on:** 03/30/2016 02:11 pm »

Hmm Progress M-29M is supposed to undock from the ISS in a few minutes time from now (14:14 UTC) but I don't see any coverage at NASA TV.....did they just decide not to cover it like last time?

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #114 on:** 03/30/2016 02:58 pm »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 03/30/2016 02:11 pm

Hmm Progress M-29M is supposed to undock from the ISS in a few minutes time from now (14:14 UTC) but I don't see any coverage at NASA TV.....did they just decide not to cover it like last time?

And it has undocked from the ISS at 14:15:30 UTC: http://www.roscosmos.ru/22105/
The spacecraft will stay in orbit till April 8 to perform an experiment involving spinning the Progress.

Sam Ho · « **Reply #115 on:** 03/30/2016 03:29 pm »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 03/30/2016 02:11 pm

Hmm Progress M-29M is supposed to undock from the ISS in a few minutes time from now (14:14 UTC) but I don't see any coverage at NASA TV.....did they just decide not to cover it like last time?

No undocking coverage:

March 24, 2016
MEDIA ADVISORY M16-031
Russian Space Station Cargo Ship Launch, Docking to Air on NASA TV

NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft, Progress 63P, to resupply the International Space Station.

Launch of the spacecraft carrying three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 47 crew is scheduled for 12:23 p.m. EDT (10:23 p.m. Baikonur time) on Thursday, March 31, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA TV coverage will begin at noon.

Progress 63P is scheduled to dock to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module at 2 p.m. on April 2. NASA TV coverage of rendezvous and docking will begin at 1:15 p.m. This will be the second of three cargo ships that will arrive at the station in as many weeks, flanked by Orbital ATK’s Cygnus craft and SpaceX’s Dragon vehicle.

The two-day rendezvous for the Progress is deliberately planned to enable Russian flight controllers to test new software and communications equipment for the new vehicle configuration that will be standard for future Progress and piloted Soyuz spacecraft.

The ISS Progress 61 cargo vehicle, currently docked at the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module, will depart the station on Wednesday, March 30. Its undocking will not be broadcast on NASA TV. Loaded with trash, the older Progress will be used for engineering tests before it is deorbited on Friday, April 8 to burn up over the Pacific Ocean.

The new Progress will spend more than six months at the station before departing in mid-October for its deorbit into the Earth’s atmosphere.

Star One · « **Reply #116 on:** 03/30/2016 03:44 pm »

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 03/30/2016 02:58 pm

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 03/30/2016 02:11 pm
Hmm Progress M-29M is supposed to undock from the ISS in a few minutes time from now (14:14 UTC) but I don't see any coverage at NASA TV.....did they just decide not to cover it like last time?

And it has undocked from the ISS at 14:15:30 UTC: http://www.roscosmos.ru/22105/
The spacecraft will stay in orbit till April 8 to perform an experiment involving spinning the Progress.

What is it they are testing with a spinning Progress?

Mapperuo · « **Reply #117 on:** 03/30/2016 03:45 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #118 on:** 03/30/2016 03:46 pm »

NASA didn't even tweet about undocking. They must have been busy with the #journeytomars spamming

Chris G is writing the article for both Progress, so that'll be today

russianhalo117 · « **Reply #119 on:** 03/30/2016 03:58 pm »

Quote from: Star One on 03/30/2016 03:44 pm

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 03/30/2016 02:58 pm
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 03/30/2016 02:11 pm
Hmm Progress M-29M is supposed to undock from the ISS in a few minutes time from now (14:14 UTC) but I don't see any coverage at NASA TV.....did they just decide not to cover it like last time?

And it has undocked from the ISS at 14:15:30 UTC: http://www.roscosmos.ru/22105/
The spacecraft will stay in orbit till April 8 to perform an experiment involving spinning the Progress.

What is it they are testing with a spinning Progress?

This: LINK: http://russianspaceweb.com/progress-m29m.html#deorbit

Quote

However, mission control did not immediately deorbited the old spacecraft but sent it into an autonomous flight for the Izgib ("bending") experiment aimed to study spacecraft dynamics during spinning, gravitational and solar orientation and to measure resulting levels of micro-gravity onboard.

Star One · « **Reply #120 on:** 03/30/2016 04:55 pm »

Quote from: russianhalo117 on 03/30/2016 03:58 pm

Quote from: Star One on 03/30/2016 03:44 pm
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 03/30/2016 02:58 pm
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 03/30/2016 02:11 pm
Hmm Progress M-29M is supposed to undock from the ISS in a few minutes time from now (14:14 UTC) but I don't see any coverage at NASA TV.....did they just decide not to cover it like last time?

And it has undocked from the ISS at 14:15:30 UTC: http://www.roscosmos.ru/22105/
The spacecraft will stay in orbit till April 8 to perform an experiment involving spinning the Progress.

What is it they are testing with a spinning Progress?
This:
Quote
However, mission control did not immediately deorbited the old spacecraft but sent it into an autonomous flight for the Izgib ("bending") experiment aimed to study spacecraft dynamics during spinning, gravitational and solar orientation and to measure resulting levels of micro-gravity onboard.

Thank you.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #121 on:** 03/30/2016 04:56 pm »

For the departing Progress and the soon to launch Progress - by Chris Gebhardt
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/03/russia-launch-progress-ms-263p-iss/

input~2 · « **Reply #122 on:** 04/05/2016 06:55 am »

EASTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
SPACE DEBRIS.
DNC 06, DNC 07.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS:
A. 081330Z TO 081530Z APR IN AREA BOUND BY
50-36S 101-38W, 52-20S 100-04W,
43-41S 140-43W, 36-36S 153-07W,
33-34S 150-44W, 41-07S 138-48W.
B. 091230Z TO 091430Z APR IN AREA BOUND BY
50-32S 094-23W, 52-10S 092-57W,
42-11S 135-15W, 34-39S 147-23W,
31-30S 145-03W, 39-33S 133-25W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 091530Z APR 16.//

Authority: NAVAREA XIV 28/16 032120Z APR 16.

Date: 040404Z APR 16
Cancel: 09153000 Apr 16

jcm · « **Reply #123 on:** 04/09/2016 01:36 am »

M-29M is down http://www.roscosmos.ru/22133/
Deorbit burn 1631 MSK for 180s 96.8m/s