1.11.1 Progress-M Specifications[1]Figure 1-27. Ballistic return capsule (Raduga) during final descent to Earth. |
Launch weight .......................................... 7130 kg | |
1.11.2 Progress-M Notable Features
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marketing purposes. The capsule is carried in the Progress-M dry
cargo compartment. At the beginning of Raduga’s return to Earth, the Progress-M completes its deorbit burn. At an altitude of about 120 km, the capsule separates. The Progress-M undergoes destructive reentry, while the capsule makes an intact reentry, with landing and recovery in central Asia. Raduga is used to return up to 150 kg of payloads to Earth two or three times each year. Each Raduga capsule is about 1.5 m long, is 60 cm in diameter, and weighs about 350 kg empty. Use of the Raduga |
- ↑ Technical Report: Russian Segment Systems Requirements Review in Support of International Space Station Alpha, Russian Space Agency-NPO Energia, December 1993, p. 42.