Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Progress M-21M (53P)

Launched

November 25, 2013

Launch Successful

Summary

Progress M-21M (53P) launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 25, 2013. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 230th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 5,339th orbital launch attempt. It was the 704th Soyuz U flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-21M, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 253 × 289 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress M-21M (Progress M-21M (No.421)). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Watch: Пуск РКН "Союз-У" с ТГК "Прогресс М-21М"Роскосмос ТВ
Vehicle: Soyuz U · Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)International Space Station
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone: 704th Soyuz U flight · 4th this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 230th launch10th this yearhumanity's 5,339th orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year

Spacecraft

Progress M-21M (Progress M-21M (No.421))

Progress M-21M (Russian: Прогресс М-21М), identified by NASA as Progress 53 or 53P, is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station.

Destination: International Space Station
Mission length: 195 days
Docked November 29, 2013 at Zvezda aft

The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.

Webcast

Replay

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Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

51.6°Inclination

253 × 289 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

89.8 minPeriodfrom mean elements

24.3°Ascending node

4706 d agoElement epoch2013-11-26 13:45 UTC · stale

Progress M-21M · NORAD 39456 · 2013-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects

Show the numbers

Object: TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID: 2013-069A
Epoch: 2013-11-26 13:45:29 UTC
Mean motion: 16.03930282 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.0027014
Inclination: 51.6488°
Ascending node: 24.3249°
Arg. of perigee: 300.975°
Mean anomaly: 219.0692°
Element set: 999
Rev at epoch: 8
B*: 0.00028597

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.

Catalogued objects

4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components

Progress M-21M · NORAD 39456 · docked November 29, 2013

Soyuz-U-PVB No. 133 Blok-I · re-entered November 28, 2013

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

The Progress resupply vehicle is an automated, unpiloted version of the Soyuz spacecraft that is used to bring supplies and fuel to the International Space Station.

Pad

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

359th launch from 31/6, 5th this year · 1,421st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

121 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Progress M-21M (53P) launch?

Progress M-21M (53P) launched on November 25, 2013. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Progress M-21M (53P)?

Coverage: Пуск РКН "Союз-У" с ТГК "Прогресс М-21М". Watch the replay

What rocket launched Progress M-21M (53P)?

Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet

Where did Progress M-21M (53P) launch from?

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit did Progress M-21M (53P) reach?

Progress M-21M, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 253 × 289 km orbit inclined 51.6°.

Which program is Progress M-21M (53P) part of?

International Space Station. About International Space Station