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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 32
Launched
September 23, 1987
Summary
Progress 32 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 23, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,122nd launch, 72nd this year and humanity's 3,225th orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-32, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 258 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress 32 (Progress 32 (No.139)). 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
- 20th Soyuz-U2 flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,122nd launch72nd this yearhumanity's 3,225th orbital launch attempt86th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 32 (Progress 32 (No.139))
Progress 32 (Russian: Прогресс 32), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 56 days
- Docked September 26, 1987 at Kvant-1 aft
- Docked November 10, 1987 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-32 · NORAD 18376 · 1987-082 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1987-082A
- Epoch
- 1987-09-23 23:32:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20041685 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0047256
- Inclination
- 51.6104°
- Ascending node
- 8.0838°
- Arg. of perigee
- 94.0529°
- Mean anomaly
- 266.5893°
- 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-32 · NORAD 18376 · docked September 26, 1987
Soyuz-U2 No. 021 Blok-I · re-entered September 26, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 32 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
244th launch from 1/5, 12th this year · 833rd 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 32 launch?
Progress 32 launched on September 23, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 32?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 32?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress 32 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 32 reach?
Progress-32, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 258 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress 32 part of?
Mir. About Mir