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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 42
Launched
May 5, 1990
Summary
Progress 42 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 5, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,341st launch, 25th this year and humanity's 3,519th orbital launch attempt. It was the 39th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-42, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 250 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress 42 (Progress 42 (No.150)). 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
- 39th Soyuz-U2 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,341st launch25th this yearhumanity's 3,519th orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 42 (Progress 42 (No.150))
Progress 42 (Russian: Прогресс 42), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 21 days
- Docked May 7, 1990 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-42 · NORAD 20602 · 1990-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1990-041A
- Epoch
- 1990-05-05 22:01:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.21451804 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0041711
- Inclination
- 51.6365°
- Ascending node
- 184.0364°
- Arg. of perigee
- 91.7684°
- Mean anomaly
- 268.8042°
- 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-42 · NORAD 20602 · docked May 7, 1990
Soyuz-U2 No. 041 Blok-I · re-entered May 7, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 42 was an uncrewed Progress 7K-TG cargo spacecraft that delivered propellant, water, food and equipment to the Mir space station. It was the last of the original Progress 7K-TG series. After unloading it was undocked and destroyed on reentry.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
289th launch from 1/5, 4th this year · 929th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 42 launch?
Progress 42 launched on May 5, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 42?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 42?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress 42 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 42 reach?
Progress-42, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 250 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress 42 part of?
Mir. About Mir