Cargo spacecraft "Progress-M 09M"

Description:

• PROGRESS-M 09M will bring two-and-a-half tons of supplies to the station. The "dry" cargo tucked aboard the Progress amounts to 3,080 pounds (1,400 kg) in the form of food, spare parts, life support gear and experiment hardware. The refueling module carries 1,918 pounds (870 kg) of propellant for transfer into the Russian segment of the complex to feed the station's maneuvering thrusters. The vessel also has 926 pounds (420 kg) of water and 110 pounds (50 kg) of oxygen. Among the cargo is ARISSat-1, a 66-pound (30-kg) spacecraft produced in a joint venture between the Radio Amateur Satellite Corp., NASA and RSC Energia. The craft will support amateur radio operators, transmit still pictures of Earth from onboard video cameras and play recorded greetings in 15 languages.

Cargo:

• Progress M-09M is carrying 2,666 kilograms of cargo to the space station, consisting of:
  • 502 kg of fuel to transfer to the Zvezda module.
  • 250 kg of fuel for lifting maneuvers of the orbit of the ISS.
  • 50 kg of oxygen (SrPK).
  • 420 kg of water Rodnik system.
  • 1444 kg in the pressurized compartment (GRO).
  • 222 kg of food and beverages.
  • 371 kg of cargo for the U.S. segment (including food).
  • 106 kg of clothes and toiletries and personal hygiene.
  • 4 kg means servicing and repair (STOR).
  • 71 kg for hygiene and health system (SSGO).
  • 7 kg for the pressurization system of the station (SOGS).
  • 106 kg for the water supply system (SVO).
  • 9 kg for the temperature control system (RTOS).
  • 4 kg for the control system (SUBA).
  • 1 kg for digital telemetry system BITS2-12.
  • 77 kg for the electrical system (SEP).
  • 140 kg equipment module Zarya.
  • 16 kg Rassvyet equipment module.
  • 2 kg for the Soyuz TMA-M.
  • 23 kg of photographic and audiovisual equipment.
  • 147 kg of scientific instruments.
  • Satellite Kedr 30 kg.
  
  Of the fuel aboard the spacecraft, 250 kilograms are reserved for orbital manoeuvres whilst docked, such as raising or lowering the station's orbit, whilst the remaining 502 kilograms will be used for refuelling the station itself.
• The dry cargo aboard Progress M-09M includes parts for the oxygen and water supply systems and the thermal control system, as well as equipment for hardware control and the station's electrical and telemetry systems. Also aboard the spacecraft is 147 kilograms of equipment for conducting scientific research aboard the station. For the crew, food, medical and hygiene equipment will also be delivered, as well as documentation and personal items including books by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and a birthday present for station commander Scott J. Kelly.
• The Kedr miniaturised satellite was be delivered to the ISS aboard Progress M-09M. It is an amateur radio satellite which will be deployed from the station during an EVA on 16 February. The satellite will be operated by RSC Energia, and is part of the RadioSkaf programme. It is intended to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Vostok 1 mission.

Mission Report:

• It is ISS mission 41P, to deliver supplies to the International Space Station and docked at the rear longitudinal port of ISS/Zvezda.
• Progress M-09M was launched from Baikonur on Jan 28, 2011. The cargo ship carries Energia's 30 kg Kedr amateur radio minisatellite. It docked with Pirs on Jan 30 at 0239 UTC.
• To engage the ISS, the M-09M hold three orbital maneuvers:
  • 28-1-2011: first maneuver after launch with a Delta-V of 13.95 m / s by a power of 35.8 s.
  • 28-1-2011: second maneuver with a Delta-V of 28.21 m / s through a power of 70.6 s.
  • 29-1-2011: Delta-V of 2 m / s and a duration of 29.3 s.
  
  
  
  
• The Progress M-09M cargo ship undocked from the Pirs module on Apr 22, 2011 at 1141 UTC and was deorbited over the Pacific on Apr 26.

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