Progress M-46
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2002-033A |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M 11F615A55 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 26 June 2002, 05:36:30 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 14 October 2002, 10:21:59 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Zvezda Aft |
| Docking date | 29 June 2002, 05:36:30 UTC |
| Undocking date | 24 September 2002, 13:58:49 UTC |
| Time docked | 3 months |
Progress M-46, identified by NASA as Progress 8 or 8P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 246.
Progress M-46 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 05:36:30 GMT on 26 June 2002. The spacecraft docked with the Aft port of the Zvezda module at 05:36:30 GMT on 29 June. Prior to docking it was used to conduct tests of the Kurs docking system. It remained docked for three months before undocking at 13:58:49 GMT on 24 September 2002 to make way for Progress M1-9. It was deorbited at 09:34:00 GMT on 14 October. The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 10:21:59 GMT.
Progress M-46 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research.
...
Wikipedia