Progress M-51
Progress M-51 departing the ISS
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| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2004-051A |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M 11F615A55 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 23 December 2004, 22:19:34 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 9 March 2005, 17:03:11 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Zvezda Aft |
| Docking date | 25 December 2004, 23:57:45 UTC |
| Undocking date | 27 February 2005, 16:06:30 UTC |
| Time docked | 2 months |
Progress M-51, identified by NASA as Progress 16 or 16P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 351.
Progress M-51 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 22:19:34 GMT on 23 December 2004. The spacecraft docked with the Aft port of the Zvezda module at 23:57:45 GMT on 25 December. It remained docked for two months before undocking at 16:06:30 GMT on 27 February 2005 to make way for Progress M-52. Between undocking and deorbit, Progress M-51 was used for a series of tests. It was deorbited at 16:17:00 GMT on 9 March 2005. The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 17:03:11 GMT.
Progress M-51 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research.
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