Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 25
Launched
March 19, 1986
Summary
Progress 25 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 19, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,974th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 3,053rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-25, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 258 km orbit inclined 51.7°. The spacecraft was Progress 25 (Progress 25 (No.127)). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 10th Soyuz-U2 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,974th launch18th this yearhumanity's 3,053rd orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 25 (Progress 25 (No.127))
Progress 25 (Russian: Прогресс 25), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 32 days
- Docked March 21, 1986 at Mir Core aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-25 · NORAD 16645 · 1986-023 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1986-023A
- Epoch
- 1986-03-19 11:26:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.21101599 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0051625
- Inclination
- 51.6593°
- Ascending node
- 338.3969°
- Arg. of perigee
- 101.5798°
- Mean anomaly
- 259.726°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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-25 · NORAD 16645 · docked March 21, 1986
Soyuz-U2 No. 010 Blok-I · re-entered March 22, 1986
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 25 was an uncrewed Progress 7K-TG cargo spacecraft that delivered propellant, water, food and equipment to the Mir space station. It was the first cargo ship to visit Mir. After unloading it was undocked and destroyed on reentry.
Pad

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
224th launch from 1/5, 4th this year · 770th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
5 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 25 launch?
Progress 25 launched on March 19, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 25?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 25?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress 25 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 25 reach?
Progress-25, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 258 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
Which program is Progress 25 part of?
Mir. About Mir
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