Progress M-15M set to re-dock to ISS in test of new antenna hardware
24 Jul 2012, 01:06 UTC
The Russian Progress M-15M resupply spacecraft, also known by its US designation of 47P, is set to dock to the International Space Station (ISS) for the second time at 9:57 PM EDT Monday night/1:57 AM GMT Tuesday morning, in order to test a new antenna for the Kurs automated rendezvous and docking system.
Progress M-15M redocking:
Progress M-15M was originally launched to the ISS back on April 20, with a docking to the Docking Compartment-1 (DC-1) “Pirs” coming two days later on April 22. After spending exactly three months attached to the ISS, during which time Progress M-15M was emptied of cargo and filled with trash, the first undocking for Progress M-15M came on July 22.
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After backing away from the ISS and conducting a departure burn, Progress M-15M initiated a re-rendezvous profile of slightly longer than one day, in order to bring the spacecraft in for a re-docking to the DC-1 port at 9:57 PM EDT on Monday night/1:57 AM GMT Tuesday morning.
The purpose of the re-rendezvous and re-docking is to test a new antenna of the Kurs automated rendezvous and docking system, which is ...




