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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 31
Launched
August 3, 1987
Summary
Progress 31 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 3, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,111th launch, 61st this year and humanity's 3,209th orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-31, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 258 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress 31 (Progress 31 (No.138)). 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
- 19th Soyuz-U2 flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,111th launch61st this yearhumanity's 3,209th orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 31 (Progress 31 (No.138))
Progress 31 (Russian: Прогресс 31), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 50 days
- Docked August 5, 1987 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-31 · NORAD 18283 · 1987-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS 31
- Object ID
- 1987-066A
- Epoch
- 1987-08-03 22:01:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20355902 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.004831
- Inclination
- 51.6348°
- Ascending node
- 272.482°
- Arg. of perigee
- 89.7626°
- Mean anomaly
- 270.9206°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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-31 · NORAD 18283 · docked August 5, 1987
Soyuz-U2 No. 017 Blok-I · re-entered August 7, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 31 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
242nd launch from 1/5, 10th this year · 828th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 31 launch?
Progress 31 launched on August 3, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 31?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 31?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress 31 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 31 reach?
Progress-31, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 258 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress 31 part of?
Mir. About Mir