NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2007-002A
Progress M-59 is a Russian automatic cargo carrier that was launched by a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur at 02:12 UT on 18 January, toward the International Space Station (ISS). It carried 2.5 tonnes of food, fuel, water, and equipment and docked with the PIRS module of the ISS at 03:03 UT on 20 January. The craft is also listed (in Russia) as Progress 24, probably counting from the first launch of the current model about 10 years ago.
Launch Date: 2007-01-18
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan
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