Progress M1-6
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2001-021A |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M1 11F615A55 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 20 May 2001, 22:32:40 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 22 August 2001, 09:50 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| Docking with ISS | |
| Docking port | Zvezda Aft |
| Docking date | 23 May 2001, 00:23:57 UTC |
| Undocking date | 22 August 2001, 06:02 UTC |
| Time docked | 3 months |
Progress M1-6, identified by NASA as Progress 4 or 4P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M1 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 255.
Progress M1-6 was launched on the maiden flight of the Soyuz-FG carrier rocket, flying from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch occurred at 22:32:40 GMT on 20 May 2001. The spacecraft docked with the Aft port of the Zvezda module at 00:23:57 GMT on 23 May. It remained docked for three months before undocking at 06:02 GMT on 22 August to make way for Progress M-45. It was deorbited at 09:00 GMT on the same day, burning up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 09:50 GMT.
Progress M1-6 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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