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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 24
Launched
June 21, 1985
Summary
Progress 24 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 21, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,898th launch, 42nd this year and humanity's 2,956th orbital launch attempt. It was the 404th Soyuz U flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-24, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 261 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress 24 (Progress 24 (No.125)). 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
- 404th Soyuz U flight · 15th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,898th launch42nd this yearhumanity's 2,956th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 24 (Progress 24 (No.125))
Progress 24 (Russian: Прогресс 24), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Salyut 7.
- Destination: Salyut 7
- Mission length: 24 days
- Docked June 23, 1985 at Salyut-7 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-24 · NORAD 15838 · 1985-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS 24
- Object ID
- 1985-051A
- Epoch
- 1985-06-21 00:28:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.19508628 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.004938
- Inclination
- 51.6025°
- Ascending node
- 288.9146°
- Arg. of perigee
- 87.9544°
- Mean anomaly
- 272.7127°
- 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-24 · NORAD 15838 · docked June 23, 1985
Soyuz-U No. 417 Blok-I · re-entered June 24, 1985
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 24 was an uncrewed Progress 7K-TG cargo spacecraft that delivered propellant, water, food and equipment to the Salyut 7 space station. Its cargo included parts used by the Soyuz T-13 crew to bring the powerless station back to life. After unloading it was undocked and destroyed on reentry.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
216th launch from 1/5, 4th this year · 744th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 24 launch?
Progress 24 launched on June 21, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 24?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress 24 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 24 reach?
Progress-24, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 261 km orbit inclined 51.6°.