Progress 33 Explained

Progress 33
Mission Type:Mir resupply
Cospar Id:1987-094A
Satcat:18568[1]
Spacecraft:Progress (No.140)
Spacecraft Type:Progress 7K-TG[2]
Manufacturer:NPO Energia
Launch Date:20 November 1987, 23:47:12 UTC
Launch Rocket:Soyuz-U2
Launch Site:Baikonur, Site 1/5
Docking:
Docking Type:dock
Docking Port:Kvant-1 aft[3]
Docking Date:23 November 1987, 01:39:13 UTC
Undocking Date:19 December 1987, 08:15:46 UTC
Disposal Type:Deorbited
Decay Date:19 December 1987, 12:56:00 UTC
Orbit Epoch:20 November 1987
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Low Earth
Orbit Periapsis:326 km
Orbit Apoapsis:343 km
Orbit Inclination:51.6°
Orbit Period:91.2 minutes
Apsis:gee
Programme:Progress (spacecraft)
Previous Mission:Progress 32
Next Mission:Progress 34

Progress 33 was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in November 1987 to resupply the Mir space station.

Launch

Progress 33 launched on 20 November 1987 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh SSR. It used a Soyuz-U2 rocket.[4]

Docking

Progress 33 docked with the aft port of the Kvant-1 module of Mir on 23 November 1987 at 01:39:13 UTC, and was undocked on 19 December 1987 at 08:15:46 UTC.[5]

Decay

It remained in orbit until 19 December 1987, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 12:56:00 UTC and the mission ended at 13:37 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 33". Manned Astronautics figures and facts . https://web.archive.org/web/20071009100128/http://space.kursknet.ru/cosmos/english/cargoes/pr33.sht. 9 October 2007.
  4. Web site: Progress 33. NASA. 6 December 2020.
  5. Web site: Mir. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820173204/http://www.astronautix.com/m/mir.html. dead. 20 August 2016. Astronautix. 6 December 2020.