Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-44"

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Launch, orbit & landing data:

Designation	26713 / 01008A
Launch date - time	26 Feb 2001 - 08:09:35 UT
Launch site	Baikonur, LC1/5
Launch vehicle	Soyuz-U (11A511U n°670)
OKB name - S/N°	7K-TGM n°244
Mass (kg)	7100?
Total cargo mass (kg)
Earth orbit on :
- Perigee / Apogee	373 x 385 km
- Inclination	51.57°
- Period	92.14 min

Docking date - time	28 Feb 2001 - 09:59:47 UT
Target spacecraft/port	ISS/Zvezda aft port
Docking orbit:
- Perigee / Apogee	194 x 250 km
- Inclination	51.6°
- Period	88.6 min
Undocking date - time	16 Apr 2001 - 08:48 UT
Deorbit burn date - time	16 Apr 2001 - 13:23 UT
Destruction date - time	16 Apr 2001 - 14:11 UT burned up in atmosphere
Flight Duration (dd:hh:min)	47d 05h 14m
Nbr orbits

Summary:
Cargo supplies delivery. The ship delivered food, water, propellant components for refueling the combined propulsion system of the Russian Service module Zvezda, equipment to perform biomedical experiments, tool kit for repair activities, consumables for purification system for the living compartment's atmosphere, and part of the equipment and materials to be required for the next ISS prime crew's life support and activities. (the 3rd cargo ship to ISS)

15 Feb 2001 - Preparation of Progress M-44 on Baikonur Cosmodrome:

Final processing operations at Spacecraft assembly and Test Facility.

All photos by RSC Energia.

Mission details:

Progress No. 244 was launched on Feb 26, 2001 and named Progress M-44 once on orbit. Launch vehicle was a Soyuz 11A511U, which took off from GIK-5 (Baykonur). Progress M-44 docked with the -Y port on Zvezda at 09:50 UTC on Feb 28.
Progress M-44 undocked from Zvezda′s aft port on Apr 16, 2001 at 08:48 UTC and was deorbited at 13:23 UTC over the Pacific.

Astrophilately covers:

Launch cancel Baikonur, 4 different cancels.

Ref.: #7(JR448-451), #21, #87, #125, #210 - update:08.03.19

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