Progress M1-9, identified by

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as Progress 9P, was a

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spacecraft used to resupply the

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. It was a Progress-M1 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the

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258.

Launch

Progress M1-9 was launched by a

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carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the

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. Launch occurred at 16:58:24 UTC on 25 September 2002.

Docking

The spacecraft docked with the aft port of the '' Zvezda'' module at 17:00:54 UTC on 29 September 2002. It remained docked for 125 days before undocking at 16:00:54 GMT on 1 February 2003. to make way for Progress M-47 It was deorbited at 19:10:00 UTC on the same day, burning up in the atmosphere over the

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just six hours after the had disintegrated over

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. Any remaining debris from Progress M1-9 landed in the ocean at around 20:00:28 UTC. Progress M1-9 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research.

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Launch

Docking

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