Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-17M (49P)
Launched
October 31, 2012
Summary
Progress M-17M launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 31, 2012. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 219th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 5,253rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 700th Soyuz U flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-17M, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 234 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress M-17M (Progress M-17M (No.417)). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 700th Soyuz U flight · 5th this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 219th launch8th this yearhumanity's 5,253rd orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-17M (Progress M-17M (No.417))
Progress M-17M (Russian: Прогресс М-17М), identified by NASA as Progress 49 or 49P, was a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 172 days
- Docked October 31, 2012 at Zvezda aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-17M · NORAD 38975 · 2012-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-060A
- Epoch
- 2012-10-31 07:29:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.2426909 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0029293
- Inclination
- 51.6347°
- Ascending node
- 165.2508°
- Arg. of perigee
- 88.4205°
- Mean anomaly
- 272.0611°
- 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-17M · NORAD 38975 · docked October 31, 2012
Soyuz-U-PVB No. 136 Blok-I · re-entered November 2, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-17M was an uncrewed Russian cargo spacecraft delivering propellant, oxygen, water and supplies to the International Space Station.
Pad

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
448th launch from 1/5, 5th this year · 1,396th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
90 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-17M launch?
Progress M-17M launched on October 31, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-17M?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Союз-У с ТГК Прогресс М17-М (Progress M-17M). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Progress M-17M?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress M-17M launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-17M reach?
Progress M-17M, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 234 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress M-17M part of?
International Space Station. About International Space Station
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