Progress M-52
Progress M-52 departing the ISS
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| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2005-007A |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M 11F615A55 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 28 February 2005, 19:09:18 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 16 June 2005, 00:02:41 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Zvezda Aft |
| Docking date | 2 March 2005, 20:10:08 UTC |
| Undocking date | 15 June 2005, 20:16:10 UTC |
| Time docked | 3½ months |
Progress M-52, identified by NASA as Progress 17 or 17P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 352.
Progress M-52 was launched by a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 19:09:18 GMT on 28 February 2005. The spacecraft docked with the Aft port of the Zvezda module at 20:10:08 GMT on 2 March. It remained docked for three and a half months before undocking at 20:16:10 GMT on 15 June 2005 to make way for Progress M-53. It was deorbited at 23:16:00 GMT on 15 June 2005. The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 00:02:41 GMT on 16 June.
Progress M-52 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research. It also carried the TNS-0 nanosatellite, which was deployed from the ISS on 28 March at 08:30 GMT.
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