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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 3
Launched
August 7, 1978
Summary
Progress 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 7, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,235th launch, 53rd this year and humanity's 2,124th orbital launch attempt. It was the 114th Soyuz U flight and the 28th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 197 × 239 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress 3 (Progress 3 (No.103)). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 114th Soyuz U flight · 28th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,235th launch53rd this yearhumanity's 2,124th orbital launch attempt79th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 3 (Progress 3 (No.103))
Progress 3 (Russian: Прогресс 3), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Salyut 6.
- Destination: Salyut 6
- Mission length: 15 days
- Docked August 9, 1978 at Salyut-6 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-3 · NORAD 10999 · 1978-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1978-077A
- Epoch
- 1978-08-08 02:46:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.23124643 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0031644
- Inclination
- 51.6397°
- Ascending node
- 302.8537°
- Arg. of perigee
- 77.0169°
- Mean anomaly
- 286.8405°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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-3 · NORAD 10999 · docked August 9, 1978
Soyuz-U No. 138 Blok-I · re-entered August 9, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 3 was an uncrewed Progress 7K-TG cargo spacecraft that delivered propellant, water, food and equipment to the Salyut 6 space station. After unloading it was undocked and destroyed on reentry.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
207th launch from 31/6, 10th this year · 526th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
31 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 3 launch?
Progress 3 launched on August 7, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 3?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress 3 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 3 reach?
Progress-3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 197 × 239 km orbit inclined 51.6°.