Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-03M
Launched
October 15, 2009
Summary
Progress M-03M launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 15, 2009. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 188th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 5,013th orbital launch attempt. It was the 682nd Soyuz U flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-03M, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 230 km orbit inclined 51.7°. The spacecraft was Progress M-03M (Progress M-03M (No.403)). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 682nd Soyuz U flight · 4th this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 188th launch8th this yearhumanity's 5,013th orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-03M (Progress M-03M (No.403))
Progress M-03M (Russian: Прогресс М-03М), identified by NASA as Progress 35P, was a Progress spacecraft used by the Russian Federal Space Agency to resupply the International Space Station.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 194 days
- Docked October 18, 2009 at Pirs nadir
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-03M · NORAD 35948 · 2009-056 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-056A
- Epoch
- 2009-10-15 01:03:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.25393371 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0026775
- Inclination
- 51.6562°
- Ascending node
- 52.3503°
- Arg. of perigee
- 59.8506°
- Mean anomaly
- 300.5838°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Progress M-03M · NORAD 35948 · docked October 18, 2009
Soyuz-U-PVB No. 120 Blok-I · re-entered October 17, 2009
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-03M was an uncrewed Russian Progress cargo spacecraft carrying propellant, water, food and equipment to the International Space Station.
Pad

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
424th launch from 1/5, 6th this year · 1,325th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-03M launch?
Progress M-03M launched on October 15, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-03M?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress M-03M?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress M-03M launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-03M reach?
Progress M-03M, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 230 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
Which program is Progress M-03M part of?
International Space Station. About International Space Station
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