Progress M1-10, identified by
NASA
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as Progress 11P, was a
Progress
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spacecraft used to resupply the
International Space Station
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. It was a
Progress-M1 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the
serial number
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Despite being called serial "numbers", they do not need to be strictly numerical and may contain letters ...
259.
Launch
Progress M1-10 was launched by a
Soyuz-U
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carrier rocket from
Site 1/5 at the
Baikonur Cosmodrome
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. Launch occurred at 10:34 UTC on 8 June 2003.
Docking
The spacecraft docked with the ''
Pirs'' module at 11:14:53 UTC on 11 June 2003.
It remained docked for 85 days before undocking at 19:41:44 UTC on 4 September 2003
to make way for
Soyuz TMA-3
Soyuz TMA-3 was a Soyuz spacecraft, Soyuz (Russian Союз ТМА-3, ''Union TMA-3'') mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle which was the third flight for the ''TMA'' modification of the Soyuz sp ...
.
Following undocking, it remained in orbit for a month, conducting an earth observation mission.
It was deorbited at 11:26 UTC on 3 October 2003,
burning up in the atmosphere over the
Pacific Ocean
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, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 12:38:49 UTC.
Progress M1-10 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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List of Progress flights
This is a list of missions conducted by Progress automated spacecraft. Progress is an uncrewed Russian (previously Soviet) cargo spacecraft which has been used since 1978 to deliver supplies to Soviet space stations Salyut 6, Salyut 7, Mir, an ...
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Uncrewed spaceflights to the International Space Station
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References
Spacecraft launched in 2003
Progress (spacecraft) missions
Supply vehicles for the International Space Station
Spacecraft launched by Soyuz-U rockets
Spacecraft which reentered in 2003
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