Cargo spacecraft "Progress 29"

USSR


Launch, orbit & decay data:

Designation 17878 / 87034A
Launch date - time 21 Apr 1987 - 15:14:17 UT
Launch site Baikonur, LC1
Launch vehicle  Soyuz-U2 (11A511U2)
OKB name - S/N° 7K-TG (#127)
Mass (kg) 7000
Total cargo mass (kg) 
Earth orbit on :
   - Perigee / Apogee  km
   - Inclination °
   - Period  min


Docking date - time 23 Apr 1987 - 17:04:51 UT
Target spacecraft/port MIR/Kvant
Docking orbit:
   - Perigee / Apogee  km
   - Inclination °
   - Period  min
Undocking date - time 11 May 1987 - 03:10:01 UT
Deorbit burn date - time 11 May 1987 - 07:51:16 UT
Destroyed date - time 11 May 1987 - 08:28 UT
Flight Duration (dd:hh:min) 19d 16h 36m 59s
Nbr orbits 


Mission:

Orbital parameters:
   - inclination (degrees) 51.6
   - period (minutes) 88.8
   - perigee (km) 189
   - apogee (km) 237
Time and date of entry ignition (UT) 07h.51m.    May 11, 1987
Duration 19d.16h.
Distance (km)
Number of revolutions around Earth
Summary Delivery of cargo to the orbital station "Mir"  



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