Progress M-46 (Russian: Прогресс М-46), identified by NASA as Progress 8P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 246.[1]
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2002-033A |
| SATCAT no. | 27454 |
| Mission duration | 104 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M s/n 246 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 26 June 2002, 05:36:30 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 14 October 2002, 10:21:59 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 | 26 June 2002 |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Zvezda aft |
| Docking date | 29 June 2002, 05:36:30 UTC |
| Undocking date | 24 September 2002, 13:58:49 UTC |
| Time docked | 87 days |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 2500 kg |
Progress ISS Resupply | |
Launch
Progress M-46 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 05:36:30 UTC on 26 June 2002.[1]
Docking
The spacecraft docked with the aft port of the Zvezda module at 05:36:30 UTC on 29 June 2002.[2][3] Prior to docking it was used to conduct tests of the Kurs docking system.[3] It remained docked for 87 days before undocking at 13:58:49 UTC on 24 September 2002[2] to make way for Progress M1-9.[4] It was deorbited at 09:34:00 UTC on 14 October 2002.[2] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 10:21:59 UTC.[2][5]
Progress M-46 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research.
See also
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