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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 28
Launched
March 3, 1987
Summary
Progress 28 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 3, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,069th launch, 19th this year and humanity's 3,162nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-28, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 264 × 346 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress 28 (Progress 28 (No.135)). 4 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
- 15th Soyuz-U2 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,069th launch19th this yearhumanity's 3,162nd orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 28 (Progress 28 (No.135))
Progress 28 (Russian: Прогресс 28), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 24 days
- Docked March 5, 1987 at Mir Core aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-28 · NORAD 17564 · 1987-023 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1987-023A
- Epoch
- 1987-03-04 16:44:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.91487898 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0061284
- Inclination
- 51.6337°
- Ascending node
- 332.3971°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.5459°
- Mean anomaly
- 167.9357°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 20
- B*
- 0.00012764
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components
- Progress-28 · NORAD 17564 · docked March 5, 1987
Soyuz-U2 No. 016 Blok-I · re-entered March 6, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 28 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
235th launch from 1/5, 3rd this year · 807th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 28 launch?
Progress 28 launched on March 3, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 28?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 28?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress 28 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 28 reach?
Progress-28, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 264 × 346 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress 28 part of?
Mir. About Mir