Progress M-07M (), identified by

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as Progress 39P, is a

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spacecraft which was used to resupply the

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. It was the seventh

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11F615A60 spacecraft to be launched, the fourth for the year 2010 and has the

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407. The spacecraft was manufactured by

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, and is being operated by the

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. It arrived at the space station whilst the

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crew was aboard, and will remain docked for the entirety of

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, before departing during

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Launch and docking

Progress M-07M was launched by a

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carrier rocket, flying from

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at the

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. The launch occurred at 10:22:28

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on 10 September 2010. The launch had previously been scheduled to occur at 11:11 UTC on 8 September 2010, however it was delayed due to unfavorable weather conditions. After the launch the spacecraft reached a preliminary orbit of . A series of engine firings over the next two days guided Progress M-07M to the rendezvous. Docking with the aft port of the '' Zvezda'' module of the ISS had been scheduled for around 12:37 UTC on 10 September 2010, however due to the launch delay, it occurred on 12 September at 11:58 UTC. The approval to begin the 11-minute final approach was issued by the Russian flight controllers after assessing the systems during a brief stationkeeping hold with about between the space station and the Progress spacecraft. The docking was executed flawlessly by the

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automated rendezvous system.

Cargo

Progress M-07M carried of cargo to the

. This consisted of of fuel, of

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, and of water. The remaining was dry cargo, including components for the station's life support system, equipment for conducting maintenance and repairs, supplies for sanitation and hygiene, food, medical equipment, clothes and parcels for the cosmonauts aboard the station, cameras, and supplies for outfitting the '' Zarya'', '' Poisk'' and '' Rassvet'' modules.

Orbit raising manoeuvres

Progress M-07M was used for three manoeuvres to raise the orbit of the International Space Station. The first, which used eight of the Progress spacecraft's attitude control thrusters, was carried out on 15 September 2010. The engines ignited 09:04 UTC, and burned for 526 seconds, raising the orbit of the space station by to , in preparation for the undocking and landing of

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on 25 September 2010, and for the docking of

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on 10 October 2010. A second orbit raising manoeuvre was conducted at 19:41 UTC on 20 October 2010, in preparation for the docking of

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. The manoeuvre lasted 228.7 seconds, and left the space station in an orbit with a

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of and an

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of . Progress M-08M was launched on 27 October 2010, and successfully docked two days later. The third manoeuvre was conducted on 22 December 2010, when eight thrusters were again used to raise the space station's orbit. This manoeuvre raised the orbit of the space station by to in preparation for the arrival of the Progress M-09M spacecraft, which is scheduled to launch on 28 January 2011, and for the docking of OV-103 on the

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mission.

Undocking

It remained docked to the space station until 20 February 2011 when it undocked to make way for the ''Johannes Kepler''

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. After undocking, it was deorbited to a destructive

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over the

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in the

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. Filled with trash and spent equipment on board the ISS, Progress M-07M drowned in the Pacific Ocean at 19:58 Moscow time.

References

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Launch and docking

Cargo

Orbit raising manoeuvres

Undocking

See also

References