Progress M-46

Russian cargo spacecraft

Progress M-46
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	ISS resupply
Operator	Roskosmos
COSPAR ID	2002-033A
SATCAT no.	27454
Mission duration	104 days


Spacecraft type	Progress-M s/n 246
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
Perigee altitude	193 km
Apogee altitude	245 km
Inclination	51.6°
Period	88.6 minutes
Epoch	26 June 2002


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	87 days


Cargo
Mass	2500 kg

Progress ISS Resupply ← Progress M1-8 Progress M1-9 →

Progress M-46 (Russian: Прогресс М-46), identified by NASA as Progress 8P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station. It was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, with the serial number 246.^[1]

Launch

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 UTC on 26 June 2002.^[1]

Docking

The spacecraft docked with the aft port of the Zvezda module at 05:36:30 UTC on 29 June 2002.^[2]^[3] Prior to docking it was used to conduct tests of the Kurs docking system.^[3] It remained docked for 87 days before undocking at 13:58:49 UTC on 24 September 2002^[2] to make way for Progress M1-9.^[4] It was deorbited at 09:34:00 UTC on 14 October 2002.^[2] The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 10:21:59 UTC.^[2]^[5]

Progress M-46 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research.

References

^ ^a ^b McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Anikeev, Alexander. "Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-46"". Manned Astronautics - Figures and Facts. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
^ ^a ^b Wade, Mark. "Progress M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
^ Zak, Anatoly. "Progress cargo ship". RussianSpaceWeb. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 6 June 2009.

Progress spacecraft

Versions

Missions

1970s	1978 Progress 1 2 3 4 1979 5 6 7
1980s	1980 Progress 8 9 10 11 1981 12 1982 13 14 15 16 1983 17 18 1984 19 20 21 22 23 1985 24 Kosmos 1669 1986 25 26 1987 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 1988 34 35 36 37 38 39 1989 40 41 M-1 M-2
1990s	1990 Progress M-3 42 M-4 M-5 1991 M-6 M-7 M-8 M-9 M-10 1992 M-11 M-12 M-13 M-14 M-15 1993 M-16 M-17 M-18 M-19 M-20 1994 M-21 M-22 M-23 M-24 M-25 1995 M-26 M-27 M-28 M-29 M-30 1996 M-31 M-32 M-33 1997 M-34 M-35 M-36 M-37 1998 M-38 M-39 M-40 1999 M-41 M-42
2000s	2000 Progress M1-1 M1-2 M1-3 M-43 M1-4 2001 M1-5 M-44 M1-6 M-45 M-SO1 M1-7 2002 M1-8 M-46 M1-9 2003 M-47 M1-10 M-48 2004 M1-11 M-49 M-50 M-51 2005 M-52 M-53 M-54 M-55 2006 M-56 M-57 M-58 2007 M-59 M-60 M-61 M-62 2008 M-63 M-64 M-65 M-01M 2009 M-66 M-02M M-67 M-03M M-MIM2
2010s	2010 Progress M-04M M-05M M-06M M-07M M-08M 2011 M-09M M-10M M-11M M-12M† M-13M 2012 M-14M M-15M M-16M M-17M 2013 M-18M M-19M M-20M M-21M 2014 M-22M M-23M M-24M M-25M 2015 M-26M M-27M† M-28M M-29M MS-01 2016 MS-02 MS-03 MS-04† 2017 MS-05 MS-06 MS-07 2018 MS-08 MS-09 MS-10 2019 MS-11 MS-12 MS-13
2020s	2020 MS-14 MS-15 2021 MS-16 MS-17 MS-18 M-UM 2022 MS-19 MS-20 MS-21 2023 MS-22 MS-23 MS-24 MS-25 2024 MS-26
Future	2024 MS-27

See also

Signs † indicate launch or spacecraft failures.

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2015–2019	2015 SpX-5 58P SpX-6 59P† SpX-7† 60P HTV-5 61P OA-4 62P 2016 OA-6 63P SpX-8 64P SpX-9 OA-5 65P† HTV-6 2017 SpX-10 66P OA-7 SpX-11 67P SpX-12 68P OA-8E SpX-13 2018 69P SpX-14 OA-9E SpX-15 70P HTV-7 71P NG-10 SpX-16 2019 SpX-DM1 72P NG-11 SpX-17 SpX-18 73P 60S HTV-8 NG-12 SpX-19 74P Boe-OFT†
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Future	2024 SNC Demo-1 88P NG-21 SpX-31 89P 2025 HTV-X1 SNC-1
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