# Progress M-02M

> cargo spacecraft

**Wikidata**: [Q2047182](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2047182)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_M-02M)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/progress-m-02m

## Summary
Progress M-02M is a Russian Progress-M class uncrewed cargo spacecraft launched to resupply space stations. It was launched on 2009-05-07 from Gagarin's Start on a Soyuz-U rocket and reentered the atmosphere on 2009-07-13.

## Key Facts
- Progress M-02M is an instance of the Progress-M spacecraft class, a type of cargo spacecraft used to resupply space stations.
- Launch date: 2009-05-07 (launched from Gagarin's Start).
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz-U.
- COSPAR ID: 2009-024A.
- Spacecraft Catalog Number (SCN): 34905.
- Time of orbit decay / atmospheric entry: 2009-07-13.
- Aliases: プログレス33, 33P.
- Follows: Progress M-66; Followed by: Progress M-67.
- Freebase ID: /m/05sz_wd.
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "34905"].
- Commons category / image: Progress M-02M (image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Progress_M-02M.jpg).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Progress M-02M?
A: Progress M-02M is a Russian uncrewed cargo spacecraft of the Progress-M series designed to resupply space stations. It conducted a mission that began with launch on 2009-05-07 and ended with atmospheric entry on 2009-07-13.

### Q: When and where was Progress M-02M launched?
A: It was launched on 2009-05-07 from Gagarin's Start using a Soyuz-U launch vehicle.

### Q: What happened to Progress M-02M after its mission?
A: The spacecraft reentered the atmosphere and decayed from orbit on 2009-07-13 (atmospheric entry).

### Q: What are its identifying codes?
A: Its COSPAR ID is 2009-024A and its Spacecraft Catalog Number (SCN) is 34905.

## Why It Matters
Progress M-02M is part of the long-running Progress-M family of automated cargo spacecraft that serve a fundamental logistical role for orbital space stations by delivering supplies, equipment and consumables. As a member of this class, Progress M-02M continued the operational lineage of routine resupply missions that maintain station operations and enable sustained human presence in orbit. Its launch from Gagarin's Start on a Soyuz-U rocket demonstrates the use of established Russian launch infrastructure and vehicle variants for cargo logistics. The spacecraft’s documented identifiers (COSPAR 2009-024A, SCN 34905) and mission dates (launch 2009-05-07, atmospheric entry 2009-07-13) provide concrete data points for tracking, archival records, and linkage to related missions (it followed Progress M-66 and was followed by Progress M-67). For researchers, historians, and data systems, Progress M-02M represents one mission instance within a proven automated resupply architecture that supports long-duration human and robotic operations in low Earth orbit.

## Notable For
- Launch on 2009-05-07 from Gagarin's Start using a Soyuz-U rocket.
- Official identifiers: COSPAR 2009-024A and SCN 34905.
- Part of the Progress-M class of uncrewed cargo spacecraft used to resupply space stations.
- Mission timeline documented to atmospheric entry / decay on 2009-07-13.
- Known aliases include Japanese and mission shorthand: プログレス33 and 33P.

## Body

### Overview
- Name: Progress M-02M.
- Type: Uncrewed cargo spacecraft.
- Class: Progress-M (spacecraft used to resupply space stations).
- Purpose: Resupply missions for space stations (logistics, cargo delivery).

### Identifiers and Catalog Data
- COSPAR ID: 2009-024A.
- Spacecraft Catalog Number (SCN): 34905.
- Freebase ID: /m/05sz_wd.
- Wolfram Language Entity Code: Entity["Satellite", "34905"].
- Aliases: プログレス33, 33P.
- Commons category and image: Progress M-02M (image URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Progress_M-02M.jpg).

### Launch and Mission Timeline
- Launch date and site: 2009-05-07, Gagarin's Start.
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz-U.
- Significant event (rocket launch): 2009-05-07 at Gagarin's Start.
- Time of orbit decay / atmospheric entry: 2009-07-13.
- Significant event (atmospheric entry): 2009-07-13.

### Relationships in the Progress Series
- Preceded by: Progress M-66.
- Followed by: Progress M-67.
- Instance_of: Progress-M spacecraft class.

### Media and References
- Wikipedia title: Progress M-02M.
- Languages available for the topic: commons, el, en, id, ja, lv, ru, sv, uk.
- Commons category: Progress M-02M.

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## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013