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Entry no.
2001-0347

PROGRESS-M 45

PROGRESS-M 45 (NORAD 26890) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry after a space station visit on 22 November 2001, after 3 months in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
26890
International designator
2001-036A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
21 Aug 2001Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Nov 2001UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 months93 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry) after a station visit
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
7,300 kg
Operator
RKKE
Built by
TsSKB-Progress
Bus
7K-TGM
Programme
Progress M

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

3 months

PROGRESS-M 45’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 22 Nov 2001

1 entry
2001-0346ARIANE 44LP DEB (SPELDA)

From the same launch

2001-036
2001-0218SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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