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Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-53"


BRIEFLY ABOUT CARGO
Registration number 2005-021A / 28700
Time and date of launch (UTC) 23h.09m.34s.   June 16, 2005
Launch site Baikonur, LC 1
Launch vehicle Soyuz U
Mass (kg)
Orbital parameters:
   - inclination (degrees) 51.6
   - period (minutes) 88.7
   - perigee (km) 195
   - apogee (km) 255
Time and date of entry ignition (UTC) 13h.26m.00s.   September 07, 2005
Duration 82d.14h.
Distance (km)
Number of revolutions around Earth 1300
Summary Delivery of cargo and propellant to the orbital station ISS   (the 18th cargo ship to ISS). Flight ISS-18P to the international space station.



TIMELINE
Date Time (UTC) Spaceship's revo-
lution number
Station's revo-
lution number
Explanation
Jun 16, 2005 23:09:34 1 ISS:37564 Lift-off cargo "Progress M53" .
Jun 19, 2005 00:41:31 34 ISS:37597 Docking of "Progress M53"   to aft docking port of module "Zvezda"   of orbital complex ISS   - "Soyuz-TMA6" .
Jul 19, 2005 ? 1500±1 ISS:38073±1 Closed hatches between spacecraft Soyuz-TMA6 and ISS (crew of spacecraft "Soyuz-TMA6" : Krikalyov,   Phillips ).
Jul 19, 2005 10:38:10 1502 ISS:38075 Undocking (redocking to another docking unit of ISS)   of spacecraft Soyuz-TMA6 (crew of spacecraft "Soyuz-TMA6" : Krikalyov,   Phillips ).
Jul 19, 2005 11:07:59 1503 ISS:38076 Docking of spacecraft "Soyuz-TMA6"   (crew: Krikalyov,   Phillips ) to nadir port of module "Zarya"   of orbital complex ISS   - "Progress M53" .
Jul 19, 2005 ? 1504±1 ISS:38077±1 Opened hatches between spacecraft Soyuz-TMA6 and ISS (crew of spacecraft "Soyuz-TMA6" : Krikalyov,   Phillips ).
Jul 26, 2005 14:39:00 1 ISS:38188 Lift-off Shuttle, mission "STS-114" , flight ISS-ULF1 (crew: Collins,   Kelly,   Robinson,   Noguchi,   Thomas,   Lawrence,   Camarda ).
Jul 28, 2005 11:17:20 30 ISS:38217 Docking of "STS-114"   mission spacecraft (crew: Collins,   Kelly,   Robinson,   Noguchi,   Thomas,   Lawrence,   Camarda ) to PMA-2   of module "Destiny"   of orbital complex ISS   - "Soyuz-TMA6"   - "Progress M53" .
Jul 28, 2005 12:50 31 ISS:38218 Opened hatches between spacecraft Discovery and ISS (crew of mission "STS-114" : Collins,   Kelly,   Robinson,   Noguchi,   Thomas,   Lawrence,   Camarda ).
Jul 29, 2005 08?
ISS:38231 MPLM Raffaello berthed on bottom (nadir) port of module "Unity"   of ISS (spacecraft "STS-114" , operators of the robot arm Lawrence   and Kelly ).
Jul 29, 2005 16:19? 49 ISS:38236 Closed hatches between spacecraft Discovery and ISS, then the pressure in shuttle's cabin was lowered (to 10.2 psi) to prepare for following spacewalk.
Jul 30, 2005 09:46 61 ISS:38248 Beginning of EVA ( Noguchi,   Robinson ); the 1st [of 3] EVA of the mission "STS-114" .
Jul 30, 2005 10:10? 61 ISS:38248 Shuttle's cabin repressed, then opened hatches between spacecraft Discovery and ISS.
Jul 30, 2005 15:45? 65 ISS:38252 Closed hatches between spacecraft Discovery and ISS, then the pressure in shuttle's cabin was lowered to prepare for following ending of the spacewalk.
Jul 30, 2005 16:36 65 ISS:38252 Ending of EVA ( Noguchi,   Robinson ), duration 6:50; mission "STS-114" .
Jul 30, 2005 16:46? 65 ISS:38252 Shuttle's cabin repressed, then opened hatches between spacecraft Discovery and ISS.
Jul 31, 2005 16:09? 81 ISS:38268 Closed hatches between spacecraft Discovery and ISS, then the pressure in shuttle's cabin was lowered to prepare for following spacewalk.
Aug 01, 2005 08:42 92 ISS:38279 Beginning of EVA ( Noguchi,   Robinson ); the 2nd [of 3] EVA of the mission "STS-114" .
Aug 01, 2005 09:10? 92 ISS:38279 Shuttle's cabin repressed, then opened hatches between spacecraft Discovery and ISS.
Aug 01, 2005 15:10? 96 ISS:38283 Closed hatches between spacecraft Discovery and ISS, then the pressure in shuttle's cabin was lowered to prepare for following ending of the spacewalk.
Aug 01, 2005 15:56 96 ISS:38283 Ending of EVA ( Noguchi,   Robinson ), duration 7:14; mission "STS-114" .
Aug 01, 2005 16:06? 96 ISS:38283 Shuttle's cabin repressed, then opened hatches between spacecraft Discovery and ISS.
Aug 02, 2005 16:09? 112 ISS:38299 Closed hatches between spacecraft Discovery and ISS, then the pressure in shuttle's cabin was lowered to prepare for following spacewalk.
Aug 03, 2005 08:48 123 ISS:38310 Beginning of EVA ( Noguchi,   Robinson ); the 3rd [of 3] EVA of the mission "STS-114" .
Aug 03, 2005 09:15? 123 ISS:38310 Shuttle's cabin repressed, then opened hatches between spacecraft Discovery and ISS.
Aug 03, 2005 14:00? 127 ISS:38314 Closed hatches between spacecraft Discovery and ISS, then the pressure in shuttle's cabin was lowered to prepare for following ending of the spacewalk.
Aug 03, 2005 14:49 127 ISS:38314 Ending of EVA ( Noguchi,   Robinson ), duration 6:01; mission "STS-114" .
Aug 03, 2005 15:00? 127 ISS:38314 Shuttle's cabin repressed, then opened hatches between spacecraft Discovery and ISS.
Aug 05, 2005 14:03
ISS:38345 MPLM Raffaello unberthed from bottom (nadir) port of module "Unity"   of ISS (spacecraft "STS-114" , operators of the robot arm Lawrence   and Kelly ).
Aug 06, 2005 05:14 168 ISS:38355 Closed hatches between spacecraft Discovery and ISS (crew of mission "STS-114" : Collins,   Kelly,   Robinson,   Noguchi,   Thomas,   Lawrence,   Camarda ).
Aug 06, 2005 07:23:43 169 ISS:38356 Undocking of "STS-114"   mission spacecraft (crew: Collins,   Kelly,   Robinson,   Noguchi,   Thomas,   Lawrence,   Camarda ) from PMA-2   of module "Destiny"   of orbital complex ISS   - "Soyuz-TMA6"   - "Progress M53" .
Aug 09, 2005 11:09:00 219 ISS:38406 Deorbit burn of Shuttle, mission "STS-114"   (crew: Collins,   Kelly,   Robinson,   Noguchi,   Thomas,   Lawrence,   Camarda ).
Aug 09, 2005 12:12:36 220 ISS:38407 Landing of Shuttle, mission "STS-114"   (crew: Collins,   Kelly,   Robinson,   Noguchi,   Thomas,   Lawrence,   Camarda ).
Aug 18, 2005 19:02
ISS:38553 Beginning of EVA ( Krikalyov,   Phillips ); expedition ISS-11. The 16th EVA from airlock Pirs.
Aug 18, 2005 23:59
ISS:38556 Ending of EVA ( Krikalyov,   Phillips ), duration 4:57; expedition ISS-11.
Sep 07, 2005 10:25:57 1299 ISS:38862 Undocking of "Progress M53"   from aft docking port of module "Zvezda"   of orbital complex ISS   - "Soyuz-TMA6" .
Sep 07, 2005 13:26:00 1301 ISS:38864 Deorbit burn of "Progress M53" .
Sep 07, 2005 14:12:40 1301 ISS:38864 End of existence of "Progress M53" .

Sources:
  Mission Control Center (TsUP) from 2007
  Alexander Zheleznyakov
  Spaceflight now
  journal "Novosti Kosmonavtiki" ("News of Cosmonautics") from 1993 till our time
  journal "Kosmonavtika, astronomiya" ("Cosmonautics, astronomy") 1983-1991 years
  book "Evolution of vehicle-creating and cosmonautics in the USSR" by Valentin P. Glushko, Moscow, 1987
  Jonathan's Space Report
  and many other people and editions
  


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