Progress M-34
Russian uncrewed cargo spacecraft of 1997 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Progress M-34 (Russian: Прогресс М-34) was a Russian uncrewed cargo spacecraft which was launched in 1997 to resupply the Mir space station,[1] and which subsequently collided with Mir during a docking attempt, resulting in significant damage to the space station.
Quick Facts Mission type, COSPAR ID ...
Mission type | Mir resupply |
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COSPAR ID | 1997-014A |
SATCAT no. | 24757 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Progress-M 11F615A55 |
Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
Launch mass | 7,156 kilograms (15,776 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 6 April 1997, 16:04:05 (1997-04-06UTC16:04:05Z) UTC |
Rocket | Soyuz-U |
Launch site | Baikonur Site 1/5 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Deorbited |
Decay date | 2 July 1997, 06:31:50 (1997-07-02UTC06:31:51Z) UTC |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
Docking with Mir | |
Docking port | Kvant-1 Aft |
Docking date | 8 April 1997, 17:30:01 UTC |
Undocking date | 24 June 1997, 10:22:45 UTC |
Time docked | 76.7 days |
Docking with Mir | |
Docking port | Kvant-1 Aft |
Docking date | 25 June 1997, ~09:20 UTC Docking failed |
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