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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 29
Launched
April 21, 1987
Summary
Progress 29 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 21, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,079th launch, 29th this year and humanity's 3,175th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-29, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 238 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress 29 (Progress 29 (No.136)). 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
- 16th Soyuz-U2 flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,079th launch29th this yearhumanity's 3,175th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 29 (Progress 29 (No.136))
Progress 29 (Russian: Прогресс 29), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 19 days
- Docked April 23, 1987 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-29 · NORAD 17878 · 1987-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1987-034A
- Epoch
- 1987-04-21 15:02:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.24294475 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0034416
- Inclination
- 51.6217°
- Ascending node
- 87.612°
- Arg. of perigee
- 81.2016°
- Mean anomaly
- 279.2898°
- 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-29 · NORAD 17878 · docked April 23, 1987
Soyuz-U2 No. 015 Blok-I · re-entered April 24, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 29 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
238th launch from 1/5, 6th this year · 814th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
5 days 8 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 29 launch?
Progress 29 launched on April 21, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 29?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 29?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress 29 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 29 reach?
Progress-29, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 238 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress 29 part of?
Mir. About Mir