Progress 25 Explained

Progress 25
Mission Type:Mir resupply
Cospar Id:1986-023A
Satcat:16645[1]
Spacecraft:Progress (No.134)
Spacecraft Type:Progress 7K-TG[2]
Manufacturer:NPO Energia
Launch Date:19 March 1986, 10:08:25 UTC
Launch Rocket:Soyuz-U2
Launch Site:Baikonur, Site 1/5
Docking:
Docking Type:dock
Docking Port:Mir Core Module aft[3]
Docking Date:21 March 1986, 11:16:02 UTC
Undocking Date:20 April 1986, 19:24:08 UTC
Disposal Type:Deorbited
Decay Date:21 April 1986, 00:00 UTC
Orbit Epoch:19 March 1986
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Low Earth
Orbit Periapsis:183 km
Orbit Apoapsis:251 km
Orbit Inclination:51.7°
Orbit Period:88.8 minutes
Apsis:gee
Programme:Progress (spacecraft)
Previous Mission:Kosmos 1669
Next Mission:Progress 26

Progress 25 was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in March 1986 to resupply the Mir space station.

Launch

Progress 25 launched on 19 March 1986 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh SSR. It used a Soyuz-U2 rocket.[4]

Docking

Progress 25 docked with the aft port of the Mir Core Module on 21 March 1986 at 11:16:02 UTC, and was undocked on 20 April 1986 at 19:24:08 UTC.[5]

Decay

It remained in orbit until 21 April 1986, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 00:00 UTC and the mission ended at 00:48:30 UTC.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Launchlog. Jonathan's Space Report. 5 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Progress 1 - 42 (11F615A15, 7K-TG). Gunter's Space Page. 5 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Cargo spacecraft "Progress 25". Manned Astronautics figures and facts . https://web.archive.org/web/20071009095616/http://space.kursknet.ru/cosmos/english/cargoes/pr25.sht. 9 October 2007.
  4. Web site: Progress 25. NASA. 5 December 2020.
  5. Web site: Mir. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820173204/http://www.astronautix.com/m/mir.html. dead. 20 August 2016. Astronautix. 5 December 2020.