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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 38
Launched
September 9, 1988
Summary
Progress 38 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 9, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,216th launch, 69th this year and humanity's 3,340th orbital launch attempt. It was the 29th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-38, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 250 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress 38 (Progress 38 (No.146)). 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
- 29th Soyuz-U2 flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,216th launch69th this yearhumanity's 3,340th orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 38 (Progress 38 (No.146))
Progress 38 (Russian: Прогресс 38), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 74 days
- Docked September 12, 1988 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-38 · NORAD 19486 · 1988-083 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1988-083A
- Epoch
- 1988-09-09 23:22:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.22073734 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.004356
- Inclination
- 51.5987°
- Ascending node
- 352.5922°
- Arg. of perigee
- 86.6066°
- Mean anomaly
- 273.9934°
- 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-38 · NORAD 19486 · docked September 12, 1988
Soyuz-U2 No. 31 Blok-I · re-entered September 12, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 38 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
265th launch from 1/5, 17th this year · 883rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 38 launch?
Progress 38 launched on September 9, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 38?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 38?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress 38 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 38 reach?
Progress-38, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 250 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress 38 part of?
Mir. About Mir