PROGRESS-M 29M (40944)

COSPAR: 2015-055A | Alt Name: Progress M-29M

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

October 1, 2015

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC1

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-U-PVB

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

40944

International Designator

2015-055A

Decay Date

4/8/2016

Basic Satellite Info

Name

PROGRESS-M 29M

Alternative Name

Progress M-29M

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

RKKE

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

The PROGRESS-M 29M (also known as Progress M-29M) is a cargo spacecraft launched by Russia on October 1, 2015, from the Tyuratam Space Center Launch Pad LC1 using a Soyuz-U-PVB launch vehicle. The satellite has a configuration measuring 7.9 meters in length and 2.7 meters in diameter, with a span of 7.9 meters. It has a dry mass of 4,325 kg and was launched with a total mass of 7,290 kg. The spacecraft is designed for cargo missions and is equipped with two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries for power supply. Its shape consists of a cylinder plus sphere plus cone plus two panels. Manufactured by PROGT (Rocket and Space Corporation Energia), the satellite's main purpose is to deliver cargo, and it is owned by RKKE (Russian State Corporation Roscosmos).

Physical Characteristics

Length

7.9

Diameter

2.7

Span

7.9

Dry Mass

4325

Launch Mass

7290

Shape

Cyl + Sphere + Cone + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

5.7852

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Progress 7K-TGM No.429

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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