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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 26
Launched
April 23, 1986
Summary
Progress 26 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 23, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,983rd launch, 27th this year and humanity's 3,064th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-26, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 263 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress 26 (Progress 26 (No.128)). 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
- 11th Soyuz-U2 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,983rd launch27th this yearhumanity's 3,064th orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 26 (Progress 26 (No.128))
Progress 26 (Russian: Прогресс 26), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 60 days
- Docked April 26, 1986 at Mir Core aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-26 · NORAD 16687 · 1986-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS 26
- Object ID
- 1986-032A
- Epoch
- 1986-04-23 19:28:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.19816428 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0054261
- Inclination
- 51.6311°
- Ascending node
- 156.498°
- Arg. of perigee
- 95.2777°
- Mean anomaly
- 265.4436°
- 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-26 · NORAD 16687 · docked April 26, 1986
Soyuz-U2 No. 009 Blok-I · re-entered April 26, 1986
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 26 was an uncrewed Progress 7K-TG cargo spacecraft that delivered propellant, water, food and equipment to the Mir space station. After unloading it was undocked and destroyed on reentry.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
225th launch from 1/5, 5th this year · 776th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 26 launch?
Progress 26 launched on April 23, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 26?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 26?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress 26 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 26 reach?
Progress-26, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 263 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress 26 part of?
Mir. About Mir