Progress M-03M


Progress M-03M, identified by NASA as Progress 35P, was a Progress spacecraft used by the Russian Federal Space Agency to resupply the International Space Station.

Launch

Progress M-03M launched on a Soyuz-U carrier rocket, flying from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Liftoff took place at 01:14 UTC on 15 October 2009.

Docking

Docking with the Pirs module of the ISS took place on 18 October 2009 at 01:40 UTC.

Cargo

Progress M-03M delivered 790 kg of dry cargo, 870 kg of propellant and 420 kg of water.

Undocking

The spacecraft undocked from Pirs on 22 April 2010. Filled with trash and discarded space station items, the Progress ship was used for scientific experiments until it was deorbited, entering the Earth's atmosphere and burning up over the Pacific Ocean. The deorbit burn occurred at 18:07 UTC on 27 April 2010.