Launch News Progress M-05M atop Soyuz-U on April 28, 2010

[SiberianTiger]

Mission: Supply run to the ISS replenishing onboard reserves of fuels, food, water and other consumables essential for continued manned flight of the complex

The launch site:Baikonur (Launch pad no. 1/5 45°55'12.85"N, 63°20'32.27"E)

The launch time is:
23:15:09 Baikonur 28.04.2010
21:15:09 Moscow Summer Time 28.04.2010
17:15:09 UTC April 28, 2010
1:15:09 p.m. EDT April 28, 2010


[eventTimer]2010-04-28 17:15:09?before|after;%dd% Days %hh% Hours %mm% Minutes %ss% Seconds %c%[/eventTimer] Progress M-05M launch

The expected docking time is:
22:35:30±3 min Moscow Summer Time 01.05.2010
18:35:30±3 min UTC May 1, 2010
2:35:30 p.m. ±3 min EDT May 1, 2010


[eventTimer]2010-05-01 18:35:30?before|after;%dd% Days %hh% Hours %mm% Minutes %ss% Seconds %c%[/eventTimer] Progress M-05M docking

Spacecraft: Progress M-05M (production #405, NASA id Progress 37P)

The spacecraft's mass is about 7290.0 kg

Cargo manifest

Refueling system propellants amount     870 kg
* Oxygen                                 50 kg
Water in Rodnik ("Creek") system tanks  100 kg
Self fuel reserve available for the ISS 250 kg

Pressured section cargo (total mass 1318 kg)

Equpiment for systems:
* SOGS gas mixture composition control   33 kg
* SVO water supply control               73 kg
* SOTR heat exchange conrtol              6 kg
* SUBA equipment control                  5 kg
* BITS2-12 telemetry                      2 kg
* BVS computers                           3 kg
* STTS telephone and telegraph comms      2 kg
STOR maintenance and repair items         5 kg
Hygiene and sanitation items             71 kg
Food rations, fresh products            325 kg
Medical equipment, underwear,
personal hygiene and care               155 kg

FGB Zarya equipment                      64 kg
MRM2 Poisk equipment                     53 kg
Scientific equipment                     19 kg
Onboard documentation, crew parcel,
video and photo equipment                35 kg

Equipment for Russian crewmembers        42 kg

Storable Equipment (Package #9)           5 kg

American Sergent delivery, including
food rations, life support means,
medical, personal hygiene and care means,
zero 6 prophylaxis means                420 kg

Total cargo mass                       2588 kg

Launch vehicle: Soyuz-U (model 11А511У)

|"Soyuz-U" unified middle-class launch vehicle is intended for injection of "Soyuz"-type and "Progress"-type manned and cargo spaceships into near-earth orbit, spacecraft for special purposes ("Kosmos"-series spacecraft), spacecraft for national economy ("Resurs-F"-type spacecraft), spacecraft for space technology research and spacecraft for medical and biological purposes ("Foton"-type and "Bion"-type spacecraft ), as well as foreign spacecraft. "Soyuz-U" launch vehicle can be equipped with nose fairing of the following diameters: 2,7; 3,0; 3,3; 3,7 m.

Manufacturer: Samara Space Centre

The vehicle's reliability stats up to date:

================================================================ 
Vehicle     Successes/Tries Realzd Pred  Consc. Last     Dates    
                             Rate  Rate* Succes Fail    
================================================================ 
Soyuz-U         729   749    .97  .97     46    10/15/02 1973-

Mission Profile:

1. Soyuz-U's ascent chart

The times below are Moscow Summer Time (UTC+4):

The expected payload separation time: 21h 23m 59.18s

2. Orbital Parameters of Progress M-05M and the ISS

Parameter|Designation|Prorgess-M-05M at 28/04|ISS at 01/05
Orbital Period|T, min|88,59 ±0,37|91,44
Inclination|i, degrees|51,66 ±0,06|51,66
Min altitude|h, km|193 +7 -15|346,3
Max altitude|H, km|245 ±42|361,2

Phase angle between the space ship and the ISS is about 358 degrees
Projected duration of the space ship at the nominal orbit is no less than 20 orbits (~30 hrs)

3. Transfer manoeuvres
(three days long approach scheme applied)

* 1st two-burn manoeuvre

Date|Burn at|Orbit #|Delta V, m/s|Burn duration, s|post-burn T,min|post-burn h,km|post-burn H,km|post-burn i,deg
29.04.10|00:57:30|3|21,78|55,1|89,34|216,6|276,4|51,66
29.04.10|01:49:03|4|6,22|16,6|89,51|225,0|289,0|51,63

* 2nd one-burn correction

Date|Burn at|Orbit #|Delta V, m/s|Burn duration, s|post-burn T,min|post-burn h,km|post-burn H,km|post-burn i,deg
30.04.10|22:10:43|33|3,00|44,2|89,58|234,2|286,0|51,67

Autonomous approach program is initiated at 20:14:59

4. Approach at the Close range

Flyaround, station keeping and docking are to be performed on May 1st, 2010 since 22 hrs 12 min 37 sec ±3 min till making contact

5. Docking

Contact and capture are to be performed on May 1st, 2010 since 22 hrs 35 min ±3

BACKUP TIMES:
Launch: 29.04.2010, 20 hrs 49 min 29 sec
Docking: 01.05.2010, 22 hrs 35±3 min

The Approach Chart:

Weather forecast for Baikonur, Kazakhstan for April 28, 2010

Hi: 20°
Lo: 5°
There is a 0% chance of precipitation. Partly cloudy. Mild. Temperature of 20°C. Winds SW 26km. Humidity will be 40% with a dewpoint of 6° and feels-like temperature of 20°C.

Sunrise/Sunset and associated twilight times for Baikonur on April 28, 2010

Times are local.

Event|Time
Astronomical twilight begins|04 : 39
Nautical twilight begins|05 : 24
Civil twilight begins|06 : 05
Sunrise|06 : 36
Transit (sun is at its highest)|13 : 44
Sunset|20 : 51
Civil twilight ends|21 : 23
Nautical twilight ends|22 : 03
Astronomical twilight ends|22 : 48

Watching the launch live

TSENKI video streams (begins at 19:15 MSK - 15:15 UTC; ends at 22:15 MSK - 17:15 UTC)
http://www.tv-tsenki.com/live.php
http://www.tv-tsenki.com/live3.php

ENERGIA's Webcast (Russian)
http://www.energia.ru:8080/ramgen/broadcast/lagoon/encoder/live.rm

Also, Vesti on-line coverage will be available in Russian (a short video report with narration):

Vesti - High Quality
http://www.vesti.ru/video1.asx?vid=onair
Vesti - Low Quality
http://www.vesti.ru/video1.asx?vid=onair_low

Launch preparation picture chronicles

Apr 20, 2010 - Progress M-05M after tanking came back for the final assembly stages

Apr 21, 2010 - Mated to the adapter

Apr 25, 2010 - Assembling the upper composite with the rocket stack

Apr 26, 2010 - Rolling out and erection at pad 1/5

Progress M-05M mission videos

Rolling out and erection at pad 1/5

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8B_eAfb5vA"]YouTube- Вывоз Р� Союз -У � ГТК Прогре�� М-05М.[/nomedia]

Source References
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com
http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru
http://www.mcc.rsa.ru
http://www.energia.ru
http://www.samspace.ru
http://www.tvroscosmos.ru
http://www.spacelaunchreport.com
http://weatherbug.com
http://www.good-stuff.co.uk/suntimes/sunmap.php

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

Progress M-05M/37P has launched.

 

[SiberianTiger]

Congrats on another successful Progress launch! :thumbup:

The initial orbit was
i = 51.65°
PeA = 193.42
ApA = 249.67
T = 88.63 min

No HQ pics or videos has been released yet.

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

Spaceflight Now: "Latest cargo ship heads for International Space Station".

---------- Post added at 10:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:12 PM ----------

From ISS Daily Report for 28/04/2010:

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the new cargo ship Progress M-05M/37P was launched successfully today at 1:15 PM EDT on a Soyuz-U rocket. Ascent was nominal, and all spacecraft systems are without issues. Docking to the ISS at the DC-1 is planned for Saturday (1/5) at ~2:35 PM. 37P carries 2395 kg (5280 lbs) of cargo, specifically: 870 kg (1,918 lbs) propellants, 50 kg (110 lbs) oxygen & air, 100 kg (220 lbs) water and 1375 kg (3,031 lbs) spare parts & experiment hardware.

 

[SiberianTiger]

Some launch pictures by Energia corp.:

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

From ISS Daily Report for 29/04/2010:

37P Approach/Docking Timeline for 01/05 (all times GMT):
. Autom. rendezvous start - 04:14:59 PM.
. Kurs-A Activation (Progress) - 05:01 PM.
. Kurs-P Activation (SM) - 05:03 PM.
. Local sunrise - 05:24:57 PM.
. Good Kurs-P data (80km) - 05:26:19 PM.
. Kurs-A/-P short test (15km) - 05:47:19 PM.
. Progress TV activation (8km) - 05:54:39 PM.
. Begin flyaround (400m) - 06:12:37 PM.
. Begin station-keeping - 06:18:10 PM.
. Initialize final approach - 06:24:30 PM.
. Local sunset - 06:32:52 PM.
. Contact (capture) - 06:35:30 PM.
. Hooks closed, ISS to LVH - 06:55:30 PM.

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

From Soichi Noguchi via Twitter - Progress M-05M/37P launch seen from the ISS!

 

[ar81]

May I ask about the text in the ascent chart?
I do not understand russian.

 

[SiberianTiger]

May I ask about the text in the ascent chart?
I do not understand russian.

Please use the following table as the key for the picture:

|Stage 2/3 separation / t=287.30 sec|Adapter jettison / t=297.05 sec|3rd Stage Eng Cut-off / t=525.88 sec |
2nd Stage Eng Cut-off / t=285.05 sec||||Spaceship separation / t=529.18 sec
Jettisoning PF halves / t=162.36 sec||||
Stage 1/2 separation / t=118.78 sec||||
Launch / 0.0 sec||||

The strap-on boosters are traditionally considered a rightful 1st stage for an R-7 family rocket, while the core booster comprises the 2nd, despite that it is ignited on the ground.

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

Progress M-05M/37P docking to ISS is now live on NASA TV.

---------- Post added at 07:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:25 PM ----------

Docking confirmed at 7:30 PM GMT!
Progress M-05M/37P is now docked to the Nadir port of DC-1 "Pirs"! :woohoo:

The automated KURS system failed when Progress was ~1km from ISS, causing Oleg Kotov to switch to the manual TORU system for the docking.
This is the first time in history that TORU has been used from ~1km away! :speakcool:

All :hail: Oleg Kotov - he's obviously been playing a lot of Orbiter! :rofl:

Full article from Spaceflight Now.

---------- Post added at 08:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:34 PM ----------

From ISS Daily Report for 01/05/2010:

Progress M-05M/37P docked successfully to the DC-1 port under manual TORU control, followed by a final DPO post-contact thrusting burn, docking probe retraction and hook closure after motion damp-out while the ISS was in free drift for ~20 min. At “hooks closed” signal, the SM returned to active attitude control, maneuvering the ISS to LVLH (Local Vertical/Local Horizontal) TEA (Torque Equilibrium Attitude). Control authority then returned to US Momentum Management. Russian thrusters will be disabled temporarily during clamps install and leak check.

After the cargo ship’s successful docking, Oleg Kotov, Alexander Skvortsov & Mikhail Kornienko shut off the TORU teleoperated rendezvous & docking system.

The crewmembers then conducted the standard one-hour leak checking of the docking vestibule and fuel/oxidizer transfer line interface between Progress and DC-1.

Later today, the Russian crewmembers will:
. Open the hatches and install the QD (Quick Disconnect) screw clamps of the docking & internal transfer mechanism to rigidize the coupling.
. Perform the standard air sampling inside Progress with the Russian AK-1M air sampler.
. Power down the spacecraft and install the ventilation/heating air duct.
. Take photographs of the internal docking surfaces for subsequent downlinking.
. Dismantle the docking mechanism between Progress and DC-1.
. Transfer six Russian high priority biotechnology payloads to the ISS, setting them up in the RS (Russian Segment) and taking documentary photography of each.

Kotov then has ~1 hr reserved on his timeline for the first cargo transfers from the Progress to the ISS.

 

[SiberianTiger]

The automated KURS system failed when Progress was ~1km from ISS, causing Oleg Kotov to switch to the manual TORU system for the docking.
This is the first time in history that TORU has been used from ~1km away! :speakcool:

All :hail: Oleg Kotov - he's obviously been playing a lot of Orbiter! :rofl:

Full article from Spaceflight Now.

:thumbup: Cool! As reported, he has to assume control because the Progress could not restore nose-forward attitude after the final approach burn. Many thanks to Oleg and Energia have to go back to drawing board a bit.

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

Docking video:

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmwkcxkP9EI"]YouTube- New Supplies for Space Station Crew[/nomedia]

 

[N_Molson]

I was scared when I saw in the headlines that something went wrong with the Progress "Kurs" system... The same kind of scenario happened on Mir, but the cosmonaut had no velocity readings on the TORU. It ended with a collision, and the depressurization of a science module that could never be repaired (the leak was behind some electrical panel).

Good thing that Kotov mastered the situation :thumbup:

 

[SiberianTiger]

According to Novosti Kosmonavtiki forum, the Kurs might not be a blame. One possible cause of the failure could be an attitude engine malfunction causing a panic across the space freighter's automatics.

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

Some rendezvous & docking photos from Soichi Noguchi via Twitter:

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

From ISS Daily Report for 02/05/2010:

Progress 37P Update:
During the 37P rendezvous yesterday, after completion of the Impulse 5 burn the automated rendezvous sequence was automatically aborted by the Progress vehicle, triggered by a sensed thruster failure on both DPO manifolds at the initiation of the attitude maneuver back to line-of-sight tracking. Skvortsov & Kotov took over manual TORU mode at a range of 1000m and completed the docking at DC-1. Until TsUP-Moscow specialists have analyzed the issue, 37P will not perform ISS roll-axis attitude control. All maneuver burns will be done by SM thrusters.

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

Click here for some fantastic hi-res docking images (see pages 42 & 43).

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

Has anyone noticed what appears to be a new addition to Progress?

It looks like a new video camera has been added - see the white coloured protrusion in the top-left of Progress in this photo.

Click here for hi-res version.

Anyone know anything about this (SiberianTiger)?

 

[george7378]

I have just started reading these launch reports - very good jobs, Pete and SiberianTiger! I really think the Soyuz and Progress are beautiful craft - Soichi's pictures really make it look great. Also, I have wondered - is it possible to see Soyuz and Progress from the ground - I cannot find any pictures or tracking data for any of them.

Thanks.

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

I have just started reading these launch reports - very good jobs, Pete and SiberianTiger! I really think the Soyuz and Progress are beautiful craft - Soichi's pictures really make it look great. Also, I have wondered - is it possible to see Soyuz and Progress from the ground - I cannot find any pictures or tracking data for any of them.

Thanks.

Thanks, George!

It is possible to see Soyuz and Progress from the ground - I've seen them trailing the ISS many times! They don’t usually publish tracking data for Soyuz and Progress, but the easiest thing to do is to get tracking data for the ISS, and Soyuz/Progress will be following about ~1 minute behind it!