Progress M-22M (), identified by

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as Progress 54P, is a

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spacecraft used by

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to resupply the

International Space Station The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station that was Assembly of the International Space Station, assembled and is maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA (United ...

(ISS) during 2014. Progress M-22M was built by

RKK Energia S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation "Energia" () is a Russian manufacturer of spacecraft and space station components. Its name is derived from the Russian word for energy and is also named for Sergei Pavlovich Korolev, the first chief o ...

. Progress M-22M was launched on a six-hour rendezvous profile towards the ISS. The 22nd

Progress-M Progress-M (, GRAU indices 11F615A55 and 11F615A60), also known as Progress 7K-TGM, is a Russian, previously Soviet spacecraft which is used to resupply space stations. It is a variant of the Progress spacecraft, originally built in the late 1 ...

11F615A60 spacecraft to be launched, it had the

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422.

Launch

The spacecraft was launched on 5 February 2014 at 16:23:32 UTC from the

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. The launch was the first Russian orbital launch of 2014.

Docking

Progress M-22M docked with the Pirs docking compartment on 5 February at 22:22 UTC, less than six hours after launch.

Cargo

The Progress spacecraft carries 2,370 kg of cargo and supplies to the International Space Station.

Undocking and Reentry

Progress M-22M undocked from the ISS on 7 April 2014, and was deorbited on 18 April 2014 after supporting a scientific experiment in free-fly mode.

References

Progress (spacecraft) missions Spacecraft launched in 2014 Spacecraft which reentered in 2014 2014 in Russia Spacecraft launched by Soyuz-U rockets Supply vehicles for the International Space Station {{Russia-spacecraft-stub