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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 30
Launched
May 19, 1987
Summary
Progress 30 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 19, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,089th launch, 39th this year and humanity's 3,186th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-30, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 254 km orbit inclined 51.7°. The spacecraft was Progress 30 (Progress 30 (No.137)). 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
- 17th Soyuz-U2 flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,089th launch39th this yearhumanity's 3,186th orbital launch attempt47th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 30 (Progress 30 (No.137))
Progress 30 (Russian: Прогресс 30), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 61 days
- Docked May 21, 1987 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-30 · NORAD 17999 · 1987-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS 30
- Object ID
- 1987-044A
- Epoch
- 1987-05-19 03:50:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.21239383 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0045833
- Inclination
- 51.6897°
- Ascending node
- 306.6968°
- Arg. of perigee
- 96.1175°
- Mean anomaly
- 264.5069°
- 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-30 · NORAD 17999 · docked May 21, 1987
Soyuz-U2 No. 018 Blok-I · re-entered May 22, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 30 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
239th launch from 1/5, 7th this year · 821st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 30 launch?
Progress 30 launched on May 19, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 30?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 30?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress 30 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 30 reach?
Progress-30, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 254 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
Which program is Progress 30 part of?
Mir. About Mir