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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 15
Launched
September 18, 1982 · 04:58 UTC
Summary
Progress 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 18, 1982 at 04:58 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,636th launch, 85th this year and humanity's 2,617th orbital launch attempt. It was the 301st Soyuz U flight and the 36th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-15, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 279 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress 15 (Progress 15 (No.112)). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 301st Soyuz U flight · 36th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,636th launch85th this yearhumanity's 2,617th orbital launch attempt100th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 15 (Progress 15 (No.112))
Progress 15 (Russian: Прогресс 15), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Salyut 7.
- Destination: Salyut 7
- Mission length: 28 days
- Docked September 20, 1982 at Salyut-7 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-15 · NORAD 13558 · 1982-094 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1982-094A
- Epoch
- 1982-09-18 12:11:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11240005 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0043661
- Inclination
- 51.6353°
- Ascending node
- 79.7563°
- Arg. of perigee
- 198.6164°
- Mean anomaly
- 161.3944°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage
- Progress-15 · NORAD 13558 · docked September 20, 1982
- Astrozond · NORAD 13596
Soyuz-U No. 292 Blok-I · re-entered September 20, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 15 was an uncrewed Progress 7K-TG cargo spacecraft that delivered propellant, water, food and equipment to the Salyut 7 space station. After unloading it was undocked and destroyed on reentry.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
194th launch from 1/5, 7th this year · 648th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 18, 10:58 AM GMT+6, in daylight
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
29 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 15 launch?
Progress 15 launched on September 18, 1982 at 04:58 UTC.
Where can I watch Progress 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 15?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress 15 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Sep 18, 10:58 AM GMT+6 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Progress 15 reach?
Progress-15, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 222 × 279 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Progress 15 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).