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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-15M (47P)
Launched
April 20, 2012
Summary
Progress M-15M launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 20, 2012. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 213th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,206th orbital launch attempt. It was the 697th Soyuz U flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-15M, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 231 × 303 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress M-15M (Progress M-15M (No.415)). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН Союз-У с ТГК Прогресс М-15МРоскосмос ТВ
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 697th Soyuz U flight · 2nd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 213th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,206th orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-15M (Progress M-15M (No.415))
Progress M-15M (Russian: Прогресс М-15М), identified by NASA as Progress 47 or 47P, is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 122 days
- Docked April 22, 2012 at Pirs nadir
- Docked July 29, 2012 at Pirs nadir
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-15M · NORAD 38222 · 2012-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-015A
- Epoch
- 2012-04-20 14:07:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05231711 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0054687
- Inclination
- 51.6103°
- Ascending node
- 51.1169°
- Arg. of perigee
- 185.9826°
- Mean anomaly
- 171.9057°
- 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-15M · NORAD 38222 · docked April 22, 2012
Soyuz-U-PVB No. 135 Blok-I · re-entered April 22, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-15M was an uncrewed Russian Progress cargo spacecraft carrying propellant, water, food and equipment to the International Space Station.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
351st launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 1,384th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
113 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-15M launch?
Progress M-15M launched on April 20, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-15M?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Союз-У с ТГК Прогресс М-15М. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Progress M-15M?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress M-15M launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-15M reach?
Progress M-15M, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 231 × 303 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress M-15M part of?
International Space Station. About International Space Station