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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 11
Launched
September 28, 1980
Summary
Progress 11 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 28, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,429th launch, 67th this year and humanity's 2,364th orbital launch attempt. It was the 213th Soyuz U flight and the 35th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Progress-11, one of 2 catalogued objects, from October 1, 1980, was 340 × 346 km inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress 11 (Progress 11 (No.111)). 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
- 213th Soyuz U flight · 35th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,429th launch67th this yearhumanity's 2,364th orbital launch attempt81st orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 11 (Progress 11 (No.111))
Progress 11 (Russian: Прогресс 11), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Salyut 6.
- Destination: Salyut 6
- Mission length: 73 days
- Docked September 30, 1980 at Salyut-6 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-11 · NORAD 11993 · 1980-079 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1980-079A
- Epoch
- 1980-10-01 10:52:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.78214744 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004495
- Inclination
- 51.6226°
- Ascending node
- 230.0715°
- Arg. of perigee
- 238.6677°
- Mean anomaly
- 121.3889°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 44
- B*
- 0.0004973
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Progress-11 · NORAD 11993 · docked September 30, 1980
Soyuz-U No. 219 Blok-I · re-entered September 30, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 11 was an uncrewed Progress 7K-TG cargo spacecraft that delivered propellant, water, food and equipment to the Salyut 6 space station. After unloading it was undocked and destroyed on reentry.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
181st launch from 1/5, 9th this year · 572nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
9 days 19 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 11 launch?
Progress 11 launched on September 28, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 11?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress 11 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 11 reach?
The tracked orbit of Progress-11, one of 2 catalogued objects, from October 1, 1980, was 340 × 346 km inclined 51.6°.