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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 16
Launched
October 31, 1982 · 11:20 UTC
Summary
Progress 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 31, 1982 at 11:20 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,646th launch, 95th this year and humanity's 2,630th orbital launch attempt. It was the 304th Soyuz U flight and the 39th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-16, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 253 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress 16 (Progress 16 (No.115)). 4 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
- 304th Soyuz U flight · 39th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,646th launch95th this yearhumanity's 2,630th orbital launch attempt113th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 16 (Progress 16 (No.115))
Progress 16 (Russian: Прогресс 16), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Salyut 7.
- Destination: Salyut 7
- Mission length: 44 days
- Docked November 2, 1982 at Salyut-7 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-16 · NORAD 13638 · 1982-107 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS 16
- Object ID
- 1982-107A
- Epoch
- 1982-10-31 15:35:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.21314159 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0045328
- Inclination
- 51.6214°
- Ascending node
- 218.46°
- Arg. of perigee
- 95.7293°
- Mean anomaly
- 264.9823°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Progress-16 · NORAD 13638 · docked November 2, 1982
- Iskra-3 · NORAD 13663
Soyuz-U No. 335 Blok-I · re-entered November 2, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 16 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
195th launch from 1/5, 8th this year · 653rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 31, 4:20 PM GMT+5, in daylight
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
43 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 16 launch?
Progress 16 launched on October 31, 1982 at 11:20 UTC.
Where can I watch Progress 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 16?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress 16 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Oct 31, 4:20 PM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Progress 16 reach?
Progress-16, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 253 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Progress 16 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).