Cargo spacecraft "Progress 40"

USSR

Launch, orbit & landing data:

Designation	19783 / 89008A
Launch date - time	10 Feb 1989 - 08:53:52 UT
Launch site	Baikonur, LC1
Launch vehicle	Soyuz 11A511U2
OKB name - S/N°	7K-TG (#148)
Mass (kg)	7250
Total cargo mass (kg)
Earth orbit on :
- Perigee / Apogee	187 x 244 km
- Inclination	51.6°
- Period	88.8 min

Docking date - time	12 Feb 1989 - 10:29:38 UT
Target spacecraft/port	Mir / aft-Kvant
Docking orbit:
- Perigee / Apogee	km
- Inclination	°
- Period	min
Undocking date - time	03 Mar 1989 - 01:45:52 UT
Deorbit burn date - time	05 Mar 1989 - 01:08 UT
Descent date - time	05 Mar 1989 - 01:59 UT
Flight Duration (dd:hh:min)	22d 16h 14m 08s
Nbr orbits

Mission details:

The robot cargo freighter was launched on 10 Feb to deliver food, air, fuel and experiments to the Mir space station.
The Progress-40 spacecraft linked up with Mir on 12 Feb, and will remain attached to the station for about a month.
The Progress-40 robot cargo freighter undocked from the Mir space station on 3 Mar. According to Soviet reports, after it undocked it deployed a special structure designed for holding equipment and experiments.

Ref.: #1, #7(JR004,006), #21, #125, #210 - update: 15.02.05