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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 23
Launched
August 14, 1984
Summary
Progress 23 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 14, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,827th launch, 68th this year and humanity's 2,861st orbital launch attempt. It was the 380th Soyuz U flight and the 29th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-23, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 254 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress 23 (Progress 23 (No.123)). 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
- 380th Soyuz U flight · 29th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,827th launch68th this yearhumanity's 2,861st orbital launch attempt86th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 23 (Progress 23 (No.123))
Progress 23 (Russian: Прогресс 23), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Salyut 7.
- Destination: Salyut 7
- Mission length: 13 days
- Docked August 16, 1984 at Salyut-7 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-23 · NORAD 15193 · 1984-086 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1984-086A
- Epoch
- 1984-08-14 06:16:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20961693 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0045786
- Inclination
- 51.6182°
- Ascending node
- 69.8433°
- Arg. of perigee
- 86.4408°
- Mean anomaly
- 274.1846°
- 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-23 · NORAD 15193 · docked August 16, 1984
Soyuz-U No. 411 Blok-I · re-entered August 17, 1984
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 23 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
209th launch from 1/5, 3rd this year · 718th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 23 launch?
Progress 23 launched on August 14, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 23?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 23?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress 23 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 23 reach?
Progress-23, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 254 km orbit inclined 51.6°.