Progress M-57

Progress M-57

Progress M-57 approaching the ISS.
Mission type	ISS resupply
Operator	Roskosmos
COSPAR ID	2006-025A
SATCAT no.	29245
Mission duration	207 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	Progress-M s/n 357
Manufacturer	RKK Energia
Start of mission
Launch date	24 June 2006, 15:08:18 UTC
Rocket	Soyuz-U
Launch site	Baikonur, Site 1/5
End of mission
Disposal	Deorbited
Decay date	17 January 2007, 03:15:20 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	193 km
Apogee altitude	245 km
Inclination	51.6°
Period	88.6 minutes
Epoch	24 June 2006
Docking with ISS
Docking port	Pirs
Docking date	26 June 2006, 16:25 UTC
Undocking date	16 January 2007, 23:23:52 UTC
Time docked	204 days
Cargo
Mass	3000 kg
Progress ISS Resupply

Progress M-57 (Russian: Прогресс М-57), identified by NASA as Progress 22P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 357.

Launch

Progress M-57 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 15:08:18 UTC on 24 June 2006.^[1]

Docking

The spacecraft docked with the Pirs module at 16:25 UTC on 26 June.^[2][3] It remained docked for 204 days before undocking at 23:23:52 UTC on 16 January 2007^[2] to make way for Progress M-59.^[4] It was deorbited at 02:29 UTC on 17 January 2007.^[2] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 03:15:20 UTC.^[2][5]

Progress M-57 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research.

See also

• List of Progress flights
• Uncrewed spaceflights to the International Space Station

References

1. McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
2. Anikeev, Alexander. "Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-57"". Manned Astronautics - Figures and Facts. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
3. Wade, Mark. "Progress M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
4. Zak, Anatoly. "Progress cargo ship". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
5. McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 5 June 2009.