PROGRESS-M 52 (28624)

COSPAR: 2005-007A | Alt Name: Progress M-52

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

February 28, 2005

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC1

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-U-PVB

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

28624

International Designator

2005-007A

Decay Date

6/16/2005

Basic Satellite Info

Name

PROGRESS-M 52

Alternative Name

Progress M-52

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

RKKE

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

PROGRESS-M 52 (also known as Progress M-52) is a cargo spacecraft launched on February 28, 2005, from Tyuratam Site (TYMSC), using the Soyuz-U-PVB launch vehicle. The satellite measures 7.9 meters in length and has a diameter of 2.7 meters with a span of 7.9 meters. It was manufactured by PROGT for RKKE and is equipped with two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries, along with a motor type 11D428A. The spacecraft's dry mass is 4600 kilograms and its launch mass was 7260 kilograms. Its shape consists of a sphere plus cone plus cylinder with two panels. The mission purpose is to deliver cargo, and it carries the Progress 7K-TGM No. 352 payload.

Physical Characteristics

Length

7.9

Diameter

2.7

Span

7.9

Dry Mass

4600

Launch Mass

7260

Shape

Sphere + Cone + Cyl + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Progress 7K-TGM No. 352

Purpose

Cargo

Mission

Cargo

Manufacturer

PROGT

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

7K-TGM

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

11D428A

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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