Progress M-22M


Progress M-22M, identified by NASA as Progress 54P, is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station during 2014. Progress M-22M was built by RKK Energia. Progress M-22M was launched on a six-hour rendezvous profile towards the ISS. The 22nd Progress-M 11F615A60 spacecraft to be launched, it had the serial number 422.

Launch

The spacecraft was launched on 5 February 2014 at 16:23:32 UTC from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch was the first Russian orbital launch of 2014.

Docking

Progress M-22M docked with the Pirs docking compartment on 5 February at 22:22 UTC, less than six hours after launch.

Cargo

The Progress spacecraft carries 2,370 kg of cargo and supplies to the International Space Station.

Undocking and Reentry

Progress M-22M undocked from the ISS on 7 April 2014, and was deorbited on 18 April 2014 after supporting a scientific experiment in free-fly mode.