2004-002A
11F615A55 No 260. was prepared for launch aboard Soyuz No. 683 (11A511U No. D15000-683) for mission 13P. It carried 2345 kg of cargo including 570 kg? of prop. Launch mass 7230 kg (NK: or 7283 kg).
The spacecraft will be used for ten days of attitude control tests, preparing for future microgravity experiment missions.
Matroshka [457] is a dummy human torso to be installed on the SM exterior. Launch by Progress 260; to be retrieved with return on Soyuz. Other ESA experiments for DELTA were carried.
On departure, with a mass of 5703 kg, it carried Orlan-M no 1280023.
| Progress 260 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Jan 29 | 1158:08 | Launch by Soyuz-U | KB PL1/5 |
| T+1:59 Strapons | |||
| T+2:43 GO sep | |||
| T+4:45 Blok A MECO | |||
| T+4:47 Blok A sep | |||
| T+4:57 KhO sep | |||
| 1206:54 | T+8:46 Blok I MECO | ||
| 1206:57 | T+8:49 Blok I sep | 88.62 178 x 234 x 51.7 | |
| 1533:16 | DV1 30s 11.4m/s | ||
| 1610:51 | DV2 16.7s 6.2m/s | 89.23 218 x 254 x 51.6 | |
| 2004 Jan 30 | 1248:16 | DV3 2m/s 6.3s | |
| 2004 Jan 31 | 1108s | DV4 | |
| 1248s | Flyaround | ||
| 1257s | Stationkeeping | ||
| 2004 Jan 31 | 1313:11 | Docked Zvezda | |
| 2004 May 24 | 0919:29 | Undocked | |
| 0922? | U+3min DPO burn 15s | ||
| 1216:40 | DU 23.74s 12.1 m/s | ||
| 2004 Jun 3 | 0950:00 | Deorbit 150.3s 79.4m/s | |
| 1025:01 | Entry interface | ||
| 1030:15 | 70 km | ||
