Progress 37 Explained

Progress 37
Mission Type:Mir resupply
Cospar Id:1988-061A
Satcat:19322[1]
Spacecraft:Progress (No.145)
Spacecraft Type:Progress 7K-TG[2]
Manufacturer:NPO Energia
Launch Date:18 July 1988, 21:13:09 UTC
Launch Rocket:Soyuz-U2
Launch Site:Baikonur, Site 1/5
Docking:
Docking Type:dock
Docking Port:Kvant-1 aft[3]
Docking Date:20 July 1988, 22:33:40 UTC
Undocking Date:12 August 1988, 08:31:54 UTC
Disposal Type:Deorbited
Decay Date:12 August 1988, 12:51:30 UTC
Orbit Epoch:18 July 1988
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Low Earth
Orbit Periapsis:189 km
Orbit Apoapsis:256 km
Orbit Inclination:51.6°
Orbit Period:89 minutes
Apsis:gee
Programme:Progress (spacecraft)
Previous Mission:Progress 36
Next Mission:Progress 38

Progress 37 was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in July 1988 to resupply the Mir space station.

Launch

Progress 37 launched on 18 July 1988 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh SSR. It used a Soyuz-U2 rocket.[4]

Docking

Progress 37 docked with the aft port of the Kvant-1 module of Mir on 20 July 1988 at 22:33:40 UTC, and was undocked on 12 August 1988 at 08:31:54 UTC.[5]

Decay

It remained in orbit until 12 August 1988, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 12:51:30 UTC and the mission ended at 13:45:40 UTC.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Launchlog. Jonathan's Space Report. 7 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Progress 1 - 42 (11F615A15, 7K-TG). Gunter's Space Page. 7 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Cargo spacecraft "Progress 37". Manned Astronautics figures and facts . https://web.archive.org/web/20071009100038/http://space.kursknet.ru/cosmos/english/cargoes/pr37.sht. 9 October 2007.
  4. Web site: Progress 37. NASA. 7 December 2020.
  5. Web site: Mir. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820173204/http://www.astronautix.com/m/mir.html. dead. 20 August 2016. Astronautix. 7 December 2020.