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Launch of cargo vehicle Progress M-47 to ISS

February 2, 2003. Baikonur Launch Site.

Transport cargo vehicle Progress M-47 is launched into the low earth 
orbit.  The launch was performed in accordance with the Russian party
responsibilities under the International Space Station Project and its
Flight Program.

Launch goal - delivery of cargoes required to support functioning of 
the orbit system and provide living and operational conditions for the 
crew.  The Soyuz-U LV with the cargo vehicle was launched at 15:59:40, 
Moscow time.

There are 870 kg of propellants for the station, 50 kg of oxygen and 
70 kg of potable water in the refueling system compartment onboard the 
vehicle; its cargo compartment contains - 1328 kg of dry cargoes, 
including the hardware and equipment for the station onboard systems 
supporting its thermal mode, power supply, onboard measurements, 
motion and onboard instrumentation control and also equipment for 
maintenance and repair, gas environment maintenance, 
fire-extinguishing and safety gears, medical, health support and water 
supply, food, onboard documentation, video- and photo-equipment, 
parcels for the crew members, structural elements, equipment and 
materials to conduct the experiments in space, including Payloads for 
USOS, ESA and NASDA activities. The Propulsion System tanks are filled 
with 880 kg of propellants.

The space vehicle is launched into the orbit with maximum height of 
258,7 km, minimum height of 193,3 km, orbital period of 88,72 min. and 
inclination of 51.670.

The onboard systems of the space vehicle function in design 
conditions. The docking of the space vehicle to the ISS is scheduled 
for February 4, 2003, at 17:50, to the Zvezda module axial docking 
port. On February 1, 2003, the Progress M1-9 was undocked from this 
port and transferred to the descending trajectory and withdrawal from 
the orbit into a calculated point of the world ocean area.

The processing of the Progress M-47 space vehicle for launch was 
carried out headed by Yu.P. Semenov, Technical Manager of the Russian 
Manned Programs, Designer General of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, 
Academician of RAS.  The processing of the space vehicle at Baikonur 
launch site and the launch were headed by N.F. Moiseev (Co-chairman of 
State Commission, State Secretary, First Deputy Director of 
Rosaviakosmos), V.A. Grin (Co-chairman of the State Commission, Deputy 
Director of Machinery TsNII) and Yu.P.  Semenov, Academician of RAS.

The main real time control team controls the flight of space vehicle 
and ISS RS in the Mission Control Center (MCC-M), Korolev, Moscow 
Area. Flight Manager - V.A. Soloviev, pilot-cosmonaut, S.P. Korolev 
RSC Energia..

The ISS orbital system functions in the orbit with the following 
parameters:  maximal height of 408,5 km, minimum height of 385,2 km. 
The system comprises: Zarya Functional Cargo Unit (FGB), Zvezda 
Service Module, Pirs Docking Module, Soyuz TMA-1 transport manned 
vehicle and also modules Unity, Destiny and Quest Air-lock. Its total 
weight is about 173,5 t.

According to TMI and reports from the sixth main crew (ISS-6) 
including:  Kenneth Bawersocks (Commander, USA, NASA), Nikolay Budarin 
(onboard engineer, Russia, RSC Energia), Donald Pettit (onboard 
engineering, USA, NASA), each onboard system of the orbital complex 
function in design conditions. The complex is ready for docking to the 
Progress M-47 vehicle.

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