Progress 22 Explained

Progress 22
Mission Type:Salyut 7 resupply
Cospar Id:1984-051A
Satcat:14996[1]
Spacecraft:Progress (No.122)
Spacecraft Type:Progress 7K-TG[2]
Manufacturer:NPO Energia
Launch Date:28 May 1984, 14:12:52 UTC
Launch Rocket:Soyuz-U
Launch Site:Baikonur 31/6
Docking:
Docking Type:dock
Docking Port:Aft[3]
Docking Date:30 May 1984, 15:47 UTC
Undocking Date:15 July 1984, 13:36 UTC
Disposal Type:Deorbited
Decay Date:15 July 1984, 18:52:00 UTC
Orbit Epoch:28 May 1984
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Low Earth
Orbit Periapsis:188 km
Orbit Apoapsis:244 km
Orbit Inclination:51.6°
Orbit Period:88.8 minutes
Apsis:gee
Programme:Progress (spacecraft)
Previous Mission:Progress 21
Next Mission:Progress 23

Progress 22 was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in May 1984 to resupply the Salyut 7 space station.

Launch

Progress 22 launched on 28 May 1984 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh SSR. It used a Soyuz-U rocket.[4]

Docking

Progress 22 docked with the aft port of Salyut 7 on 30 May 1984 at 15:47 UTC, and was undocked on 15 July 1984 at 13:36 UTC.[5]

Decay

It remained in orbit until 15 July 1984, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 18:52:00 UTC, with the mission ending at around 19:35 UTC.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Launchlog. Jonathan's Space Report. 6 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Progress 1 - 42 (11F615A15, 7K-TG). Gunter's Space Page. 6 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Cargo spacecraft "Progress 22". Manned Astronautics figures and facts . https://web.archive.org/web/20071013000145/http://space.kursknet.ru/cosmos/english/cargoes/pr22.sht. 13 October 2007.
  4. Web site: Progress 22. NASA. 6 December 2020.
  5. Web site: Salyut 7. https://web.archive.org/web/20161211020040/http://www.astronautix.com/s/salyut7.html. dead. 11 December 2016. Astronautix. 6 December 2020.