Progress M-50 (Russian: Прогресс М-50), identified by NASA as Progress 15P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 350.[1]
 Progress M-50 departing the ISS. | |
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2004-032A |
| SATCAT no. | 28399 |
| Mission duration | 134 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M s/n 350 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 11 August 2004, 05:03:07 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 22 December 2004, 23:23:38 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 352 km |
| Apogee altitude | 363 km |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Period | 91.7 minutes |
| Epoch | 11 August 2004 |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Zvezda aft |
| Docking date | 14 August 2004, 05:01:08 UTC |
| Undocking date | 22 December 2004, 19:37:02 UTC |
| Time docked | 131 days |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 2500 kg |
Progress ISS Resupply | |
Launch & Docking
Progress M-50 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 05:03:07 UTC on 11 August 2004.[1] The spacecraft docked with the aft port of the Zvezda module at 05:01:08 UTC on 14 August 2004.[2][3]
It remained docked for 131 days before undocking at 19:37:02 UTC on 22 December 2004.[2] to make way for Progress M-51.[4] It was deorbited at 22:32:06 UTC on 22 December 2004.[2] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 23:23:38 UTC.[2][5]
Progress M-50 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research.
