Progress M-03M (35P) Launched Oct. 14

[Zipi]

Oct. 14/15 Soyuz - Progress 35P
Launch time: 01:14 GMT on 15th (9:14 p.m. EDT on 14th)
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

Live coverage: http://www.tv-tsenki.com/live.php

Very stub Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_M-03M
Some photo galleries Energia's site: http://www.energia.ru/eng/news/news.html

 

[Zipi]

Re: Progress M-03M (35P) Launch, Oct. 14

Streams:

TSENKI video streams
http://www.tv-tsenki.com/live.php
http://www.tv-tsenki.com/live3.php

Vesti on-line coverage will be available in Russian (a short video report with narration):

Vesti - High Quality: http://www.vesti.ru/video1.asx?vid=onair
Vesti - Low Quality: http://www.vesti.ru/video1.asx?vid=onair_low

And probably all the information about this launch you can possibly imagine: http://www.orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?t=10603

 

[Zipi]

Re: Progress M-03M (35P) Launch, Oct. 14

This was really cool and spectacular night launch, I really recommend watching it:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9em4purRjc[/youtube]

If you don't count the launch moment itselft, the best part starts after 3:20... What a light show! :mrgreen:

 

[MarkStanaway]

Re: Progress M-03M (35P) Launch, Oct. 14

Thanks for that link Zipi.
A really spectacular light show!!!
Launching into a rising sun really delivers the goods

 

[Zipi]

Re: Progress M-03M (35P) Launch, Oct. 14

Beautiful pictures from the launch:

More from: http://www.roscosmos.ru/NewsDoSele.asp?NEWSID=7782

 

[Zipi]

Re: Progress M-03M (35P) Launch, Oct. 14

Roscosmos has posted maybe even better Youtube video:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-owQSOcuw0[/youtube]

And here is the list what is inside:

Prop in the refueling tanks: 871 kg
In the oxygen supply tanks: oxygen 53 kg
Water in Rodnik tanks: 420 kg
Propellant in the propulsion system to be used for ISS needs: 250 kg
Cargo supplies in the pressurized compartment: (total mass – 823 kg): Equipment for the following systems:
-gas composition supply system 9 kg
-water supply system 14 kg
-thermal control system 12 kg
-onboard equipment control system 4 kg
-power supply system 73 kg
-maintenance and repair system 7 kg
-sanitary and hygienic supplies116 kg
-Food containers, fresh products 159 kg
-Medical equipment, underwear, personal hygienic and prophylactics items 76 kg
-Fire protection items 15 kg
-Equipment for FGB 81 kg
-Equipment for Pirs 4 kg
-Scientific hardware 6 kg
-ODF, crew parcels, video and photo equipment 18 kg
-USOS equipment, including food, ECLS items, medical and sanitary-hygienic items, 0-g-effect prophylactics hardware 229 kg
Total mass of the cargo 2417 kg

 

[chebby]

Re: Progress M-03M (35P) Launch, Oct. 14

Ochen' krasivo, spacibo!

 

[Zipi]

Re: Progress M-03M (35P) Launch, Oct. 14

Yet another "home video" from Kromtau, Northwest Kazakhstan:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=widRep1hp-4[/youtube]
(with colourful language)

Pretty much the same as the first posted launch video, but much smoother:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5ojFrnu7UU[/youtube]
(sorry, but I just must keep posting these videos here... This was simply too cool looking launch and it deserves all the publicity it has got and will get)

Probably the next video I post to this thread will be the docking coverage.

 

[Zipi]

Re: Progress M-03M (35P) Launch, Oct. 14

Here is the docking video:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHlz98eFAAs[/youtube]

Progress M-03M is now docked with the Pirs docking compartment.

 

[EarthlingX]

Re: Progress M-03M (35P) Launch, Oct. 14

http://www.space-travel.com : Russian Space Freighter Undocks From ISS

by Staff Writers
Moscow (XNA) Apr 23, 2010
A Russian cargo spaceship undocked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday and started a five-day autonomous flight, said the Mission Control Center outside Moscow.

The Russian space freighter Progress M-03M loaded with refuse collected aboard the ISS undocked with the Pirs docking module at around 08:29 p.m. Moscow time (1629 GMT), said Valery Lyndin, spokesman for the Mission Control Center.

Illustration only

from http://twitpic.com/photos/Astro_Soichi :

Progress spaceship undocking in the twilight. COOL!!! on Twitpic

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaCH7z_zERw[/youtube]

 

[EarthlingX]

www.federalspace.ru : Progress M03-M to Deorbit Today

:: 27.04.2010

Progress M03-M deorbiting and drowning is planned to be carried out on April 27. The space cargo vehicle undocked from the International Space Station on April 22.
Scheduled Progress M03-M deorbiting operations include activation of the braking thrusters at 22:05 Moscow time, following the commands from the MCC. The retro-burn will last 168,6 sec, providing the Progress with braking thrust of 82,3 mps.
Falling down of the Progress fragments into the Pacific is expected at 22.50 Moscow time. Fall center geographical coordinates are: 42º51’ southern latitude, 141º 26’ western longitude (southern area of the Pacific ocean).
Progress was flying autonomously since April 22. During this autonomous mission, Radar-Progress technical experiment is to be carried out. The experiment is aimed at defining density, sizes and reflectivity of the ionosphere environment around the vehicle, which is caused by operations of the Progress` liquid propellant engines. TsNIIMASh, Korolev, is the curator of Radar- Progress.
After separation, the Progress will continue flying autonomously till April 27. During this autonomous mission, Radar-Progress technical experiment is to be carried out. The experiment is aimed at defining density, sizes and reflectivity of the ionosphere environment around the vehicle, which is caused by operations of the Progress` liquid propellant engines. TsNIIMASh, Korolev, is the curator of Radar- Progress.

Roscosmos PAO