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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 12
Launched
January 24, 1981
Summary
Progress 12 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 24, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,459th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 2,399th orbital launch attempt. It was the 227th Soyuz U flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-12, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 197 × 297 km orbit inclined 51.7°. The spacecraft was Progress 12 (Progress 12 (No.113)). 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
- 227th Soyuz U flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,459th launch8th this yearhumanity's 2,399th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 12 (Progress 12 (No.113))
Progress 12 (Russian: Прогресс 12), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Salyut 6.
- Destination: Salyut 6
- Mission length: 55 days
- Docked January 26, 1981 at Salyut-6 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-12 · NORAD 12152 · 1981-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1981-007A
- Epoch
- 1981-01-24 14:06:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.12546053 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0074916
- Inclination
- 51.6811°
- Ascending node
- 348.2746°
- Arg. of perigee
- 87.2059°
- Mean anomaly
- 273.753°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-12 · NORAD 12152 · docked January 26, 1981
Soyuz-U No. 235 Blok-I · re-entered January 27, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 12 was an uncrewed Progress 7K-TG cargo spacecraft that delivered propellant, water, food and equipment to the Salyut 6 space station. It was the last Progress to visit Salyut 6. After unloading it was undocked and destroyed on reentry.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
183rd launch from 1/5, 1st this year · 580th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
57 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 12 launch?
Progress 12 launched on January 24, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 12?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress 12 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 12 reach?
Progress-12, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 197 × 297 km orbit inclined 51.7°.