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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-29M (61P)
Launched
October 1, 2015
Summary
Progress M-29M launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 1, 2015. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 249th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 5,500th orbital launch attempt. It was the 711th Soyuz U flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-29M, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 408 × 416 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress M-29M (Progress M-29M (No.429)). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Пуск РКН Союз-У с ТГК Прогресс М-29МРоскосмос ТВ
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 711th Soyuz U flight · 3rd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 249th launch7th this yearhumanity's 5,500th orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-29M (Progress M-29M (No.429))
Progress M-29M (Russian: Прогресс М-29М), identified by NASA as Progress 61 or 61P was a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 189 days
- Docked October 1, 2015 at Zvezda aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-29M · NORAD 40944 · 2015-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS-M 29M
- Object ID
- 2015-055A
- Epoch
- 2015-10-01 12:29:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.54065999 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006143
- Inclination
- 51.6452°
- Ascending node
- 273.2508°
- Arg. of perigee
- 347.2559°
- Mean anomaly
- 155.7449°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 96458
- B*
- -0.00046332
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-29M · NORAD 40944 · docked October 1, 2015
Soyuz-U-PVB No. 146 Blok-I · re-entered October 3, 2015
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-29M was an uncrewed Russian cargo ship delivering propellant, water and supplies to the International Space Station on a fast six-hour rendezvous.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
468th launch from 1/5, 6th this year · 1,456th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
29 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Progress M-29M launch?
Progress M-29M launched on October 1, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-29M?
Coverage: Пуск РКН Союз-У с ТГК Прогресс М-29М. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Progress M-29M?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress M-29M launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-29M reach?
Progress M-29M, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 408 × 416 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress M-29M part of?
International Space Station. About International Space Station