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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 27
Launched
January 16, 1987
Summary
Progress 27 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 16, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,055th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,144th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-27, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 250 km orbit inclined 51.5°. The spacecraft was Progress 27 (Progress 27 (No.134)). 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
- 13th Soyuz-U2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,055th launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,144th orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 27 (Progress 27 (No.134))
Progress 27 (Russian: Прогресс 27), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 40 days
- Docked January 18, 1987 at Mir Core aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-27 · NORAD 17299 · 1987-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1987-005A
- Epoch
- 1987-01-16 05:54:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20587031 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0037945
- Inclination
- 51.5425°
- Ascending node
- 216.6442°
- Arg. of perigee
- 97.2468°
- Mean anomaly
- 263.2865°
- 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-27 · NORAD 17299 · docked January 18, 1987
Soyuz-U2 No. 011 Blok-I · re-entered January 20, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 27 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
233rd launch from 1/5, 1st this year · 802nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 27 launch?
Progress 27 launched on January 16, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 27?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 27?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress 27 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 27 reach?
Progress-27, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 250 km orbit inclined 51.5°.
Which program is Progress 27 part of?
Mir. About Mir