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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 36
Launched
May 13, 1988
Summary
Progress 36 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 13, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,179th launch, 32nd this year and humanity's 3,292nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 25th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-36, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 251 km orbit inclined 51.7°. The spacecraft was Progress 36 (Progress 36 (No.144)). 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
- 25th Soyuz-U2 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,179th launch32nd this yearhumanity's 3,292nd orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 36 (Progress 36 (No.144))
Progress 36 (Russian: Прогресс 36), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 23 days
- Docked May 15, 1988 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-36 · NORAD 19117 · 1988-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS 36
- Object ID
- 1988-038A
- Epoch
- 1988-05-13 04:45:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.21623069 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0043467
- Inclination
- 51.6577°
- Ascending node
- 247.557°
- Arg. of perigee
- 93.9328°
- Mean anomaly
- 266.7154°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0.000091596
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-36 · NORAD 19117 · docked May 15, 1988
Soyuz-U2 No. 23 Blok-I · re-entered May 15, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 36 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
254th launch from 1/5, 6th this year · 864th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
43 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 36 launch?
Progress 36 launched on May 13, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 36?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 36?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress 36 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 36 reach?
Progress-36, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 251 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
Which program is Progress 36 part of?
Mir. About Mir