mardi 21 juin 2011

Soyuz-U with Progress M-11M Successfully Lifts Off from Baikonur












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21 June 2011

Soyuz-U with Progress M-11M Successfully Lifts Off from Baikonur

Soyuz-U rocket with Progress M-10M atop successfully lifted off today at 18.38 MSK, from launch pad 1, Baikonur.

Launch of Progress M-11M

Progress M-11 which is to deliver about 2.6t of cargo to the International Space Station is due to dock to Zvezda module on June 23, at 20:37 MSK.

Progress M-11M is Flying Towards the ISS

In line with the International Space Station mission plan, Progress M-11M  cargo vehicle was launched from Baikonur yesterday.
The rocket successfully injected  the vehicle into the orbit with the following parameters:

• min altitude – 193,96 km;
• max altitude – 240,09 km;
• revolution – 88,54 min;
• inclination – 51,64 deg.

The vehicle is due to dock to the station’s Zvezda module on June 23, at 20:37 MSK (Moscow Time).

Text, Video, Credit: Roscosmos PAO / Photo Credit: Yuzhny Space Center.

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