Progress M-44 (), identified by

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as Progress 3P, was a

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spacecraft used to resupply the

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. It was a

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 ...

11F615A55 spacecraft, with the

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244.

Launch

Progress M-44 was launched by a

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carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the

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. Launch occurred at 08:09:35 UTC on 26 February 2001. The spacecraft docked with the aft port of the '' Zvezda'' module at 09:49:47 UTC on 28 February 2001.

Docking

It remained docked for 47 days before undocking at 08:48 UTC on 16 April 2001. It was deorbited at 13:23 UTC the same day. The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the

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, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 14:11 UTC. Progress M-44 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research. It was the first

spacecraft to visit the ISS, previous resupply missions having used the

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Launch

Docking

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