Progress 34 Explained

Progress 34
Mission Type:Mir resupply
Cospar Id:1988-003A
Satcat:18795[1]
Spacecraft:Progress (No.142)
Spacecraft Type:Progress 7K-TG[2]
Manufacturer:NPO Energia
Launch Date:20 January 1988, 22:51:54 UTC
Launch Rocket:Soyuz-U2
Launch Site:Baikonur, Site 1/5
Docking:
Docking Type:dock
Docking Port:Kvant-1 aft[3]
Docking Date:23 January 1988, 00:09:09 UTC
Undocking Date:4 March 1988, 03:40:09 UTC
Disposal Type:Deorbited
Decay Date:4 March 1988, 06:45:00 UTC
Orbit Epoch:20 January 1988
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Low Earth
Orbit Periapsis:329 km
Orbit Apoapsis:347 km
Orbit Inclination:51.6°
Orbit Period:91.3 minutes
Apsis:gee
Programme:Progress (spacecraft)
Previous Mission:Progress 33
Next Mission:Progress 35

Progress 34 was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in January 1988 to resupply the Mir space station.

Launch

Progress 34 launched on 20 January 1988 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh SSR. It used a Soyuz-U2 rocket.[4]

Docking

Progress 34 docked with the aft port of the Kvant-1 module of Mir on 23 January 1988 at 00:09:09 UTC, and was undocked on 4 March 1988 at 03:40:09 UTC.[5]

Decay

It remained in orbit until 4 March 1988, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 06:45:00 UTC and the mission ended at 07:29:30 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 34". Manned Astronautics figures and facts . https://web.archive.org/web/20071009101620/http://space.kursknet.ru/cosmos/english/cargoes/pr34.sht. 9 October 2007.
  4. Web site: Progress 34. 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.