| Progress 20 | |||||||||
| Mission Type: | Salyut 7 resupply | ||||||||
| Cospar Id: | 1984-038A | ||||||||
| Satcat: | 14932[1] | ||||||||
| Spacecraft: | Progress (No.121) | ||||||||
| Spacecraft Type: | Progress 7K-TG[2] | ||||||||
| Manufacturer: | NPO Energia | ||||||||
| Launch Date: | 15 April 1984, 08:12:53 UTC | ||||||||
| Launch Rocket: | Soyuz-U2 | ||||||||
| Launch Site: | Baikonur, Site 31/6 | ||||||||
| Docking: |
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| Disposal Type: | Deorbited | ||||||||
| Decay Date: | 7 May 1984, 00:32:51 UTC | ||||||||
| Orbit Epoch: | 15 April 1984 | ||||||||
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric | ||||||||
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth | ||||||||
| Orbit Periapsis: | 186 km | ||||||||
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 260 km | ||||||||
| Orbit Inclination: | 51.6° | ||||||||
| Orbit Period: | 89.0 minutes | ||||||||
| Apsis: | gee | ||||||||
| Programme: | Progress (spacecraft) | ||||||||
| Previous Mission: | Progress 19 | ||||||||
| Next Mission: | Progress 21 | ||||||||
Progress 20 was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in April 1984 to resupply the Salyut 7 space station.
Progress 20 was a Progress 7K-TG spacecraft. The 20th of forty three to be launched, it had the serial number 121.[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]
Progress 20 launched on 15 April 1984 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh SSR. It used a Soyuz-U2 rocket.[7]
Progress 20 docked with the aft port of Salyut 7 on 17 April 1984 at 09:22 UTC, and was undocked on 6 May 1984 at 17:46 UTC.[8]
It remained in orbit until 7 May 1984, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 00:32:51 UTC, with the mission ending at around 01:15 UTC.