Progress 10 Explained

Progress 10
Mission Type:Salyut 6 resupply
Cospar Id:1980-055A
Satcat:11867[1]
Spacecraft:Progress (No.110)
Spacecraft Type:Progress 7K-TG[2]
Manufacturer:NPO Energia
Launch Date:29 June 1980, 04:40:42 UTC
Launch Rocket:Soyuz-U
Launch Site:Baikonur, Site 1/5
Docking:
Docking Type:dock
Docking Port:Aft[3]
Docking Date:1 July 1980, 05:53 UTC
Undocking Date:17 July 1980, 22:21 UTC
Disposal Type:Deorbited
Decay Date:19 July 1980, 01:47 UTC
Orbit Epoch:29 June 1980
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Low Earth
Orbit Periapsis:183 km
Orbit Apoapsis:264 km
Orbit Inclination:51.6°
Orbit Period:89.0 minutes
Apsis:gee
Programme:Progress (spacecraft)
Previous Mission:Progress 9
Next Mission:Progress 11

Progress 10 was a Soviet unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in June 1980 to resupply the Salyut 6 space station.

Spacecraft

Progress 10 was a Progress 7K-TG spacecraft. The tenth of forty three to be launched, it had the serial number 110.[4] [5] The Progress 7K-TG spacecraft was the first generation Progress, derived from the Soyuz 7K-T and intended for uncrewed logistics missions to space stations in support of the Salyut programme. On some missions the spacecraft were also used to adjust the orbit of the space station.

The Progress spacecraft had a dry mass of, which increased to around when fully fuelled. It measured in length, and in diameter. Each spacecraft could accommodate up to of payload, consisting of dry cargo and propellant. The spacecraft were powered by chemical batteries, and could operate in free flight for up to three days, remaining docked to the station for up to thirty.[6]

Launch

Progress 10 launched on 29 June 1980 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh SSR. It used a Soyuz-U rocket.[7]

Docking

Progress 10 docked with the aft port of Salyut 6 on 1 July 1980 at 05:53 UTC, and was undocked on 17 July 1980 at 22:21 UTC.[8]

Decay

It remained in orbit until 19 July 1980, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 01:47 UTC and the mission ended at around 02:30 UTC.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Launchlog. Jonathan's Space Report. 4 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Progress 1 - 42 (11F615A15, 7K-TG). Gunter's Space Page. 4 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Cargo spacecraft "Progress 10". Manned Astronautics figures and facts . https://web.archive.org/web/20070910184205/http://space.kursknet.ru/cosmos/english/cargoes/pr10.sht. 10 September 2007.
  4. Web site: Progress 1 - 42 (11F615A15, 7K-TG). Gunter. Krebs. Gunter's Space Page. 26 November 2010.
  5. Web site: Launch Log. McDowell. Jonathan. Jonathan's Space Page. 26 November 2010.
  6. Book: Hall. Rex D.. Shayler. David J.. Soyuz: A Universal Spacecraft. 2003 . Springer-Praxis. 1-85233-657-9. 239–250.
  7. Web site: Progress 10. NASA. 4 December 2020.
  8. Web site: Salyut 6. https://web.archive.org/web/20161210174048/http://www.astronautix.com/s/salyut6.html. dead. 10 December 2016. Astronautix. 4 December 2020.