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Progress M-13M will deliver about 2.6 t of cargo to the orbital outpost, including propellant, oxygen, food, scientific equipment, additional hardware for ISS RS and USOS, and private deliveries for the crew.
It will also deliver Tchibis-M spacecraft developed by Institute for Space Research of Russian Academy of Science to study processes developing during thunderstorms in Earth's atmosphere. Tchibis-M will
be deployed into orbit during a series of post-undocking maneouvres of Progress M-13M few months later.
This is going to be the "Return to flight" launch for a Progress after disastrous Progress M-12M's launch.
Launch location:
Baikonur Launch pad no. 1/5 45°55'12.85"N, 63°20'32.27"E
Launch dates and times:
[table="head"]{colsp=6}Launch times
Time Zone|
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[table="head"]{colsp=6}Docking times
Time Zone|
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Live Coverage Of The Launch:
Progress M-13M (industry id 11F615A60 #413, NASA id Progress 45P) cargo spaceship
Cargo Manifest
Mission Profile
Ascent Chart:
Approach and Docking Chart:
Docking is performed to SO-1 Pirs -Y docking node
Tchibis-M spacecraft:
Microsatellite Chibis-M is a small spacecraft for studying new physical mechanisms in atmospheric lightning discharges. Its total mass is 40 kg, overall dimensions in the working position are 1100x1350x1805 mm (with deployed structural elements).
The microsatellite is to be delivered into the working orbit with an altitude of 480-500 km inside Progress M cargo transportation spacecraft to be subsequently operated in free flight for no less than 1 year.
The launch of the MS will make it possible to conduct scientific research in atmospheric lighting discharges and magnetic wave phenomena; to verify the microsatelite orbital insertion system using Progress M spacecraft, the operation of the MS systems and ground control systems; to implement educational programs with young specialists and students.
The MS was built by a team from the Special Design Bureau of the Institute for Space Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Launch Vehicle:
[table="head"]{colsp=2}Characteristics
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The vehicle's reliability statistics according to http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/log2011.html#rate:
Weather forecast for Baikonur, Kazakhstan on October 30, 2011 (16 p.m.)
Time|Temps|Wind|Chill|Heat Index|UV Index|Dew Point|Relative Humidity|Precip|Snow|Clouds|Visibility|Wind|Weather
4 PM|6°C|6°C|6°C|0|Low|-2°C|51%|0%|0%|0%|16KM|SW 0.4 m/s|
Sunny
References
http://www.federalspace.ru
http://tvroscosmos.ru
http://www.tsenki.com
http://www.samspace.ru
http://www.npoenergomash.ru/engines/
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com
http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru
http://www.spacelaunchreport.com
http://www.intellicast.com/Local/Forecast.aspx
http://www.good-stuff.co.uk/suntimes/sunmap.php
It will also deliver Tchibis-M spacecraft developed by Institute for Space Research of Russian Academy of Science to study processes developing during thunderstorms in Earth's atmosphere. Tchibis-M will
be deployed into orbit during a series of post-undocking maneouvres of Progress M-13M few months later.
This is going to be the "Return to flight" launch for a Progress after disastrous Progress M-12M's launch.
Launch location:
Baikonur Launch pad no. 1/5 45°55'12.85"N, 63°20'32.27"E
Launch dates and times:
[table="head"]{colsp=6}Launch times
Time Zone|
Australia - Sydney/AEST
| Baikonur / UTC+6
| Moscow / MSKS (UTC+4)/
| Universal / UTC
| Washington / EDT
Launch time (Primary):
|8:11:12 p.m.
|16:11:12
|14:11:12
|10:11:12
|6:11:12 a.m.
on:
|Oct. 30, 2011
|Oct. 30, 2011
|Oct. 30, 2011
|Oct. 30, 2011
|Oct. 30, 2011
Launch time (Backup):
|7:45:31 p.m.
|15:45:31
|13:45:31
|9:45:31
|5:45:31 a.m.
on:
|Oct. 31, 2011
|Oct. 31, 2011
|Oct. 31, 2011
|Oct. 31, 2011
|Oct. 31, 2011
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[/table][table="head"]{colsp=6}Docking times
Time Zone|
Australia - Sydney/AEST
| Moscow / MSKS (UTC+4)/
| Universal / UTC
| Washington / EDT
Docking time (Primary):
|9:40:37 p.m. ±3 min
|15:40:37 ±3 min
|11:40:37 ±3 min
|7:40:37 a.m. ±3 min
on:
|Nov. 2, 2011
|Nov. 2, 2011
|Nov. 2, 2011
|Nov. 2, 2011
Docking time (Backup):
|9:40:37 p.m. ±3 min
|15:40:37 ±3 min
|11:40:37 ±3 min
|7:40:37 a.m. ±3 min
on:
|Nov. 2, 2011
|Nov. 2, 2011
|Nov. 2, 2011
|Nov. 2, 2011
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[highlight][eventTimer]2011-11-02 11:40:37?before|after;%dd% Days %hh% Hours %mm% Minutes %ss% Seconds %c%[/eventTimer] Progress M-13M docking to ISS[/highlight]
[/table]Live Coverage Of The Launch:
- NASA TV: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/ustream.html (since 6:00 a.m. EDT)
- TSENKI Video Streams: http://www.tsenki.com/broadcast/broadcast/ - coverage since 12:11 MSKS (8:11 a.m. UTC) till 15:11 MSKS (11:11 a.m. UTC)
- Vesti (short stand-up right before launch): http://www.vesti.ru/videos?vid=onair
Progress M-13M (industry id 11F615A60 #413, NASA id Progress 45P) cargo spaceship
Cargo Manifest
Code:
Refueling system propellants amount 578 kg
* Oxygen 50 kg
Water in Rodnik ("Creek") system tanks 420 kg
Self fuel reserve available for the ISS 250 kg
Pressured section cargo (total mass 1350 kg)
Equpiment for systems:
* SOGS gas mixture composition control 15 kg
* SVO water supply control 50 kg
* SOTR heat exchange conrtol 9 kg
* SUBA equipment control 9 kg
* SEP electric supply 1 kg
STOR maintenance and repair items 7 kg
Hygiene and sanitation items 125 kg
SIZ Invividual protection items 17 kg
Lighting means 7 kg
Food rations, fresh products 316 kg
Medical equipment, underwear,
personal hygiene and care 143 kg
FGB Zarya equipment 11 kg
MRM-1 Rassvet equipment 4 kg
Scientific equipment, including
"Tchibis-M" microsatellite and equipment
for experiments "Tipologiya", "Ginseng-2",
"Struktura", "Plasma Crystal-3 plus" 51 kg
Onboard documentation, crew parcel,
video and photo equipment 24 kg
A special delivery for Russian
crewmembers 138 kg
American Sergent delivery, including
food rations, personal hygiene and care
items 423 kg
Total cargo mass 2648 kgMission Profile
Ascent Chart:
Approach and Docking Chart:
Docking is performed to SO-1 Pirs -Y docking node
Tchibis-M spacecraft:
Microsatellite Chibis-M is a small spacecraft for studying new physical mechanisms in atmospheric lightning discharges. Its total mass is 40 kg, overall dimensions in the working position are 1100x1350x1805 mm (with deployed structural elements).
The microsatellite is to be delivered into the working orbit with an altitude of 480-500 km inside Progress M cargo transportation spacecraft to be subsequently operated in free flight for no less than 1 year.
The launch of the MS will make it possible to conduct scientific research in atmospheric lighting discharges and magnetic wave phenomena; to verify the microsatelite orbital insertion system using Progress M spacecraft, the operation of the MS systems and ground control systems; to implement educational programs with young specialists and students.
The MS was built by a team from the Special Design Bureau of the Institute for Space Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Launch Vehicle:
[table="head"]{colsp=2}Characteristics
Soyuz-U
Prime contractor:
|- Samara Space Sentre (Energia Holding enterprise)
GRAU Index:
|- 11A511U
Height:
| 51.1 mDiameter:
| max 10.3 mLiftoff mass:
| 313 metric tonnesPayload mass:
| 6.95 tonnes at ISS orbit from Baikonur1st stage (boosters B, V, G, D):
|- 4 X RD-117 engines
- Propellants (T-1 Kerosene and LOX)
- Thrust/ISP in vacuum - / 316 s
- Thrust/ISP at sea level 79.4 tonnes / 253 s
- Total 1st stage's thrust at sea level: 411.1 tonnes
2nd stage (core A):
|- 1 X RD-118 engine
- Propellants (T-1 Kerosene and LOX)
- Thrust/ISP in vacuum 102 tonnes / 314 s
- Thrust/ISP at sea level 83.5 tonnes / 257 s
3rd stage (block I):
|- 1 X RD-0110 engine
- Propellants (T-1 Kerosene and LOX)
- Thrust/ISP in vacuum 30.38 tonnes / 359 s
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The vehicle's reliability statistics according to http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/log2011.html#rate:
Code:
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Vehicle Successes/Tries Realzd Pred Consc. Last Dates
Rate Rate* Succes Fail
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Soyuz-U 736 756x .97 .97 0 8/24/11 1973-Weather forecast for Baikonur, Kazakhstan on October 30, 2011 (16 p.m.)
4 PM|6°C|6°C|6°C|0|Low|-2°C|51%|0%|0%|0%|16KM|SW 0.4 m/s|
References
http://www.federalspace.ru
http://tvroscosmos.ru
http://www.tsenki.com
http://www.samspace.ru
http://www.npoenergomash.ru/engines/
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com
http://www.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru
http://www.spacelaunchreport.com
http://www.intellicast.com/Local/Forecast.aspx
http://www.good-stuff.co.uk/suntimes/sunmap.php
My congratulation on the success! Since now, Progress launches are better to grab little notice, as they had always been doing. 
