PROGRESS-M 03M (35948)

COSPAR: 2009-056A | Alt Name: Progress M-03M

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

October 15, 2009

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC1

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-U-PVB

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

35948

International Designator

2009-056A

Decay Date

4/27/2010

Basic Satellite Info

Name

PROGRESS-M 03M

Alternative Name

Progress M-03M

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

RKKE

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

The PROGRESS-M 03M (Progress M-03M) satellite, identified by NORAD CAT ID 35948 and OBJECT ID 2009-056A, is a cargo spacecraft with the BUS type 7K-TGM. Launched on October 15, 2009, from LC1 at TYMSC (Tyuratam Site) using a Soyuz-U-PVB launch vehicle, it was manufactured by PROGT for RKKE (Russian Federal Space Agency). The satellite has dimensions of 7.9 meters in length and diameter, with a span of 7.9 meters, and weighs approximately 4600 kg dry and 7197 kg at launch. Its power system consists of two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries. Equipped with a MOTOR type 11D428A, the satellite has an RCS (Reaction Control System) capacity of 14.595 Ns. The shape is described as Sphere + Cone + Cyl + 2 Pan, designed for cargo transport to space stations.

Physical Characteristics

Length

7.9

Diameter

2.7

Span

7.9

Dry Mass

4600

Launch Mass

7197

Shape

Sphere + Cone + Cyl + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

14.595

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Progress 7K-TGM No.403

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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