PROGRESS-M 44 (26713)

COSPAR: 2001-008A | Alt Name: Progress M-44

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

February 26, 2001

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC1

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-U-PVB

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

26713

International Designator

2001-008A

Decay Date

4/16/2001

Basic Satellite Info

Name

PROGRESS-M 44

Alternative Name

Progress M-44

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

RKKE

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

The PROGRESS-M 44 satellite, also known as Progress M-44, is an unmanned cargo spacecraft designed for resupply missions to space stations. Launched on February 26, 2001, from the Tyuratam Space Center (TYMSC), Launch Complex 1 (LC1), it used a Soyuz-U-PVB launch vehicle and was manufactured by PROGT. The satellite has dimensions of 7.9 meters in length and diameter with a span of 7.9 meters, and its dry mass is 4500 kg while the launch mass was 6860 kg. It is equipped with two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries for power supply. Its shape consists of a sphere, cone, cylinder, and two panels, and it uses the KTDU-80 (S5.80) motor. The satellite's purpose was to deliver cargo as part of its mission designation. It is owned by RKKE and carries the payload Progress 7K-TGM No. 244.

Physical Characteristics

Length

7.9

Diameter

2.7

Span

7.9

Dry Mass

4500

Launch Mass

6860

Shape

Sphere + Cone + Cyl + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

14.0574

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Progress 7K-TGM No. 244

Purpose

Cargo

Mission

Cargo

Manufacturer

PROGT

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

7K-TGM

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

KTDU-80 (S5.80)

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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