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Entry no.
2003-0026

PROGRESS-M1 9

PROGRESS-M1 9 (NORAD 27531) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry after a space station visit on 1 February 2003, after 4 months in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
27531
International designator
2002-045A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
25 Sep 2002Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Feb 2003UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 months129 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
7,440 kg
Operator
RKKE
Built by
TsSKB-Progress
Bus
7K-TGM1
Programme
Progress M1

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

4 months

PROGRESS-M1 9’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 1 Feb 2003

1 entry
2003-0025ARIANE 1 DEB

From the same launch

2002-045
2002-0405SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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