Mission type ISS resupply SATCAT no. 39648 Launch date 9 April 2014 Decay date 31 July 2014 | COSPAR ID 2014-018A Disposal De-orbited | |
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Manufacturer S. P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia Operator Roscosmos State Corporation Similar Progress M‑22M, Progress M‑24M, Progress M‑25M, Progress M‑21M, Progress M‑08M | ||
Progress M-23M (Russian: Прогресс М-23М), identified by NASA as Progress 55 or 55P, is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) during 2014. Progress M-23M was launched on a 6-hours rendezvous profile towards the ISS. The 23rd Progress-M 11F615A60 spacecraft to be launched, it had the serial number 427 and was built by RKK Energia.
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Launch
The spacecraft was launched on 9 April 2014 at 15:26 GMT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Docking
Progress M-23M docked with the Pirs docking compartment on April 9, 2014 at 21:14 GMT, less than six hours after launch.
Cargo
The Progress spacecraft carries 2383 kg of cargo and supplies to the International Space Station.
Undocking and Reentry
Progress M-23M undocked from the ISS on 21 July 2014, and was de-orbited on 31 July after participating in the Radar-Progress experiment.