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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 33
Launched
November 20, 1987
Summary
Progress 33 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 20, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,133rd launch, 83rd this year and humanity's 3,237th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Soyuz-U2 flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-33, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 260 km orbit inclined 51.7°. The spacecraft was Progress 33 (Progress 33 (No.140)). 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
- 21st Soyuz-U2 flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,133rd launch83rd this yearhumanity's 3,237th orbital launch attempt98th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 33 (Progress 33 (No.140))
Progress 33 (Russian: Прогресс 33), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 28 days
- Docked November 23, 1987 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-33 · NORAD 18568 · 1987-094 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS 33
- Object ID
- 1987-094A
- Epoch
- 1987-11-20 23:35:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.19202865 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.004707
- Inclination
- 51.6579°
- Ascending node
- 66.2396°
- Arg. of perigee
- 97.2888°
- Mean anomaly
- 263.3484°
- 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-33 · NORAD 18568 · docked November 23, 1987
Soyuz-U2 No. 022 Blok-I · re-entered November 23, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 33 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
247th launch from 1/5, 15th this year · 840th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6 days 14 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 33 launch?
Progress 33 launched on November 20, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 33?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 33?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress 33 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 33 reach?
Progress-33, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 260 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
Which program is Progress 33 part of?
Mir. About Mir