Progress-M1: spacecraft history, specs and record
Progress is derived from the manned Soyuz spacecraft and is launched on the same vehicle, a Soyuz rocket. The purpose of Progress is to deliver supplies needed to sustain human presence in orbit. Currently it is used as a re-supply spacecraft for the ISS.
Record
11 launches, 11 built and flown.
At a glance
- Type: Cargo Resupply
- Built by: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
- Status: Retired
- Crew: Uncrewed
- First flight: 2000-02-01
- Height: 7.23 m
- Diameter: 2.72 m
History
Progress-M1 is used to resupply space stations. It is a variant of the Progress spacecraft, derived from the Progress-M, but modified to carry more UDMH and N2O4 propellant for refuelling the International Space Station instead of other cargoes such as water.