samedi 9 février 2013

Progress M-16M completed flight











ROSCOSMOS - Russian Vehicles patch.

09/02/2013

 Progress M-16M undocking from ISS

9 February at 21:05 MSK (Moscow time) in a predetermined area of ​​the South Pacific was flooding incombustible residue cargo vehicle (THC) Progress M-16M.

 Russian Cargo Ship Departs from ISS

At 20:19 MSK in accordance with the program laid down in the ship's on-board computer specialists Mission Control Center (MCC) FSUE TsNIImash, the "space truck" was added to the main engine braking, followed by the controlled reduction of the THC from orbit.

Progress M reentry profile

THC Progress M-16M was launched to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome August 1, 2012, to deliver the cargo of food, fuel, water and equipment.

Progress M plasma during the reentry in hi-atmosphere, seen by ISS crew

Original text in Russian: http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=19883

Images, Video, Text, Credits: Press Service of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos PAO) / NASA / NASA TV / Roscosmos TV / G. De Chiara / Translation: Orbiter.ch Aerospace.

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