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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 17
Launched
August 17, 1983 · 12:08 UTC
Summary
Progress 17 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 17, 1983 at 12:08 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,723rd launch, 64th this year and humanity's 2,732nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 336th Soyuz U flight and the 27th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-17, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 230 km orbit inclined 51.5°. The spacecraft was Progress 17 (Progress 17 (No.119)). 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
- 336th Soyuz U flight · 27th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,723rd launch64th this yearhumanity's 2,732nd orbital launch attempt86th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 17 (Progress 17 (No.119))
Progress 17 (Russian: Прогресс 17), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Salyut 7.
- Destination: Salyut 7
- Mission length: 31 days
- Docked August 19, 1983 at Salyut-7 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-17 · NORAD 14283 · 1983-085 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS 17
- Object ID
- 1983-085A
- Epoch
- 1983-08-17 11:57:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.22840824 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0016372
- Inclination
- 51.5389°
- Ascending node
- 157.3976°
- Arg. of perigee
- 80.0661°
- Mean anomaly
- 280.2205°
- 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-17 · NORAD 14283 · docked August 19, 1983
Soyuz-U No. 302 Blok-I · re-entered August 20, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 17 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
205th launch from 1/5, 8th this year · 685th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 17, 6:08 PM GMT+6, in daylight
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 17 launch?
Progress 17 launched on August 17, 1983 at 12:08 UTC.
Where can I watch Progress 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 17?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress 17 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Aug 17, 6:08 PM GMT+6 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Progress 17 reach?
Progress-17, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 230 km orbit inclined 51.5°.