Progress 29 Explained

Progress 29
Mission Type:Mir resupply
Cospar Id:1987-034A
Satcat:17878[1]
Spacecraft:Progress (No.127)
Spacecraft Type:Progress 7K-TG[2]
Manufacturer:NPO Energia
Launch Date:21 April 1987, 15:14:17 UTC
Launch Rocket:Soyuz-U2
Launch Site:Baikonur, Site 1/5
Docking:
Docking Type:dock
Docking Port:Kvant-1 aft[3]
Docking Date:21 April 1987, 15:14:17 UTC
Undocking Date:11 May 1987, 03:10:01 UTC
Disposal Type:Deorbited
Decay Date:11 May 1987, 07:51:16 UTC
Orbit Epoch:21 April 1987
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Low Earth
Orbit Periapsis:189 km
Orbit Apoapsis:237 km
Orbit Inclination:51.6°
Orbit Period:88.8 minutes
Apsis:gee
Programme:Progress (spacecraft)
Previous Mission:Progress 28
Next Mission:Progress 30

Progress 29 was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in April 1987 to resupply the Mir space station.

Launch

Progress 29 launched on 21 April 1987 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh SSR. It used a Soyuz-U2 rocket.[4]

Docking

Progress 29 docked with the aft port of the Kvant-1 module of Mir on 21 April 1987 at 15:14:17 UTC, and was undocked on 11 May 1987 at 03:10:01 UTC.[5]

Decay

It remained in orbit until 11 May 1987, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 07:51:16 UTC and the mission ended at 08:28 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 29". Manned Astronautics figures and facts . https://web.archive.org/web/20071009100843/http://space.kursknet.ru/cosmos/english/cargoes/pr29.sht. 9 October 2007.
  4. Web site: Progress 29. 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.