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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 40
Launched
February 10, 1989
Summary
Progress 40 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 10, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,248th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 3,382nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 32nd Soyuz-U2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-40, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 251 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress 40 (Progress 40 (No.148)). 4 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
- 32nd Soyuz-U2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,248th launch7th this yearhumanity's 3,382nd orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 40 (Progress 40 (No.148))
Progress 40 (Russian: Прогресс 40), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 22 days
- Docked February 12, 1989 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-40 · NORAD 19783 · 1989-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-008A
- Epoch
- 1989-02-10 10:11:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.21581725 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0043267
- Inclination
- 51.6265°
- Ascending node
- 283.4108°
- Arg. of perigee
- 92.1829°
- Mean anomaly
- 268.4698°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components
- Progress-40 · NORAD 19783 · docked February 12, 1989
Soyuz-U2 No. 32 Blok-I · re-entered February 12, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 40 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
273rd launch from 1/5, 3rd this year · 899th 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 40 launch?
Progress 40 launched on February 10, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 40?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 40?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress 40 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 40 reach?
Progress-40, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 251 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress 40 part of?
Mir. About Mir