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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U231/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 20
Launched
April 15, 1984
Summary
Progress 20 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 15, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,786th launch, 27th this year and humanity's 2,813th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-20, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 261 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress 20 (Progress 20 (No.116)). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz-U2 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Soyuz-U2 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,786th launch27th this yearhumanity's 2,813th orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 20 (Progress 20 (No.116))
Progress 20 (Russian: Прогресс 20), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Salyut 7.
- Destination: Salyut 7
- Mission length: 21 days
- Docked April 17, 1984 at Salyut-7 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-20 · NORAD 14932 · 1984-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1984-038A
- Epoch
- 1984-04-15 08:01:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20844727 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0054784
- Inclination
- 51.5916°
- Ascending node
- 336.7672°
- Arg. of perigee
- 84.6331°
- Mean anomaly
- 276.0935°
- 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-20 · NORAD 14932 · docked April 17, 1984
Soyuz-U2 No. 005 Blok-I · re-entered April 17, 1984
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 20 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
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
273rd launch from 31/6, 6th this year · 704th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 20 launch?
Progress 20 launched on April 15, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 20?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 20?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress 20 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 20 reach?
Progress-20, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 261 km orbit inclined 51.6°.