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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 34
Launched
January 20, 1988
Summary
Progress 34 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 20, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,151st launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,257th orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Soyuz-U2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-34, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 265 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress 34 (Progress 34 (No.142)). 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
- 23rd Soyuz-U2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,151st launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,257th orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 34 (Progress 34 (No.142))
Progress 34 (Russian: Прогресс 34), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 43 days
- Docked January 23, 1988 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-34 · NORAD 18795 · 1988-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS 34
- Object ID
- 1988-003A
- Epoch
- 1988-01-21 00:09:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.19297875 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0055459
- Inclination
- 51.6481°
- Ascending node
- 112.1191°
- Arg. of perigee
- 91.5919°
- Mean anomaly
- 269.2603°
- 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-34 · NORAD 18795 · docked January 23, 1988
Soyuz-U2 No. 025 Blok-I · re-entered January 23, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 34 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
249th launch from 1/5, 1st this year · 850th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
30 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 34 launch?
Progress 34 launched on January 20, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 34?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 34?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress 34 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 34 reach?
Progress-34, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 265 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress 34 part of?
Mir. About Mir