Soyuz-U | Progress M-12M (44P)

Launch Failure

Approximately 325 seconds into flight, a malfunction was detected in the RD-0110 engine powering the Blok I third stage of the Soyuz-U rocket, which caused the onboard computer to terminate the flight through thrust termination. As a result, the vehicle failed to achieve orbit, reentering over the Altai Republic region of Russia. It was the first failure of a Progress spacecraft since launches began in 1978, and the third consecutive orbital launch failure worldwide.

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Aug. 24, 2011, midnight - Aug. 24, 2011, midnight

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Soyuz-U | Progress M-12M (44P)

Soyuz U

Family:
Configuration:

Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    2
  • Max Stage
    3
  • Length
    51.1 m
  • Diameter
    2.95 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    ―
  • Launch Mass
    313.0 T
  • Thrust
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Family
  • Name
    Soyuz U
  • Family
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  • Variant
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  • Alias
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  • Full Name
    Soyuz U
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    ―
  • Low Earth Orbit
    6900.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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  • Direct Geostationary
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  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Progress M-12M

In-active Cargo Unmanned Payload Capacity: 2350 kg
Destination: International Space Station
Serial Number: Progress M-12M (No.412)

Progress M-12M (Russian: Прогресс М-12М), identified by NASA as Progress 44 or 44P, was an unmanned Progress spacecraft that was lost in a launch failure in August 2011

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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

(RFSA)

Administrator: Yuri Borisov Founded: 1992 Successes: 330 Failures: 11 Pending: 3

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The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.

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