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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 5
Launched
March 12, 1979
Summary
Progress 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 12, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,291st launch, 18th this year and humanity's 2,196th orbital launch attempt. It was the 140th Soyuz U flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 264 km orbit inclined 51.7°. The spacecraft was Progress 5 (Progress 5 (No.104)). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 140th Soyuz U flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,291st launch18th this yearhumanity's 2,196th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 5 (Progress 5 (No.104))
Progress 5 (Russian: Прогресс 5), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Salyut 6.
- Destination: Salyut 6
- Mission length: 23 days
- Docked March 14, 1979 at Salyut-6 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-5 · NORAD 11292 · 1979-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-022A
- Epoch
- 1979-03-12 10:02:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.19947815 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0055702
- Inclination
- 51.6508°
- Ascending node
- 265.1365°
- Arg. of perigee
- 100.4669°
- Mean anomaly
- 260.1454°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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-5 · NORAD 11292 · docked March 14, 1979
Soyuz-U No. 162 Blok-I · re-entered March 14, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 5 was an uncrewed Progress 7K-TG cargo spacecraft that delivered propellant, water, food and equipment to the Salyut 6 space station. After unloading it was undocked and destroyed on reentry.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
211th launch from 31/6, 3rd this year · 540th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
39 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 5 launch?
Progress 5 launched on March 12, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 5?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress 5 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 5 reach?
Progress-5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 264 km orbit inclined 51.7°.