Resupply
Second flight of the Progress-M 11F615A60, featuring a TsVM-101 digital flight computer and MBITS digital telemetry system.
The International Space Station programme is tied together by a complex set of legal, political and financial agreements between the sixteen nations involved in the project, governing ownership of the various components, rights to crewing and utilization, and responsibilities for crew rotation and resupply of the International Space Station. It was conceived in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan, during the Space Station Freedom project as it was originally called.
Nov 20, 1998 — ongoing
Orbital Attempt
#4,980
RFSA Mission
#183
Pad Launch
#420
Location Launch
#1,314
Designator
2009-024
May 7, 2009, 6:37 PM
1 update
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
Timezone
Asia/Qyzylorda
Local Launch Time
May 8, 2009, 12:37 AM
Total Launches
1,564
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
45.9650, 63.3050
