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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 1
Launched
January 20, 1978
Summary
Progress 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 20, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,189th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 2,053rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 90th Soyuz U flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 187 × 256 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress 1 (Progress 1 (No.102)). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 90th Soyuz U flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,189th launch7th this yearhumanity's 2,053rd orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 1 (Progress 1 (No.102))
Progress 1 (Russian: Прогресс 1), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Salyut 6.
- Destination: Salyut 6
- Mission length: 18 days
- Docked January 22, 1978 at Salyut-6 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-1 · NORAD 10603 · 1978-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS 1
- Object ID
- 1978-008A
- Epoch
- 1978-01-20 11:10:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.21999806 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0052568
- Inclination
- 51.6074°
- Ascending node
- 254.8807°
- Arg. of perigee
- 86.2934°
- Mean anomaly
- 271.0496°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Progress-1 · NORAD 10603 · docked January 22, 1978
Soyuz-U No. 075 Blok-I · re-entered January 23, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 1 was the first flight of the Progress 7K-TG uncrewed cargo spacecraft, derived from Soyuz. It delivered about 2,300 kg of propellant, food, parts and instruments to the Salyut 6 crew and was the first spacecraft to refuel a station in orbit.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
198th launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 509th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
23 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 1 launch?
Progress 1 launched on January 20, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 1?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress 1 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 1 reach?
Progress-1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 187 × 256 km orbit inclined 51.6°.