PROGRESS-M 21M (39456)

COSPAR: 2013-069A | Alt Name: Progress M-21M

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

November 25, 2013

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC31

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-U-PVB

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

39456

International Designator

2013-069A

Decay Date

6/9/2014

Basic Satellite Info

Name

PROGRESS-M 21M

Alternative Name

Progress M-21M

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

RKKE

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

The PROGRESS-M 21M (also known as Progress M-21M) is a cargo satellite manufactured by PROGT and owned by RKKE. It was launched on November 25, 2013, from the TYSMC launch site using a Soyuz-U-PVB vehicle from LC31 pad. The spacecraft has dimensions of 7.9 meters in length and 2.7 meters in diameter with a span of 7.9 meters. It carries a dry mass of 4325 kg and had a launch mass of 7283 kg. The satellite is equipped with two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries for power, and it has a shape described as Cyl + Sphere + Cone + 2 Pan. Its mission is to deliver cargo, powered by the 11D428A motor, and it has an RCS of 5.325.

Physical Characteristics

Length

7.9

Diameter

2.7

Span

7.9

Dry Mass

4325

Launch Mass

7283

Shape

Cyl + Sphere + Cone + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

5.325

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Progress 7K-TGM No.421

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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