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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 6
Launched
May 13, 1979
Summary
Progress 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 13, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,306th launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 2,213th orbital launch attempt. It was the 146th Soyuz U flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 197 × 254 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress 6 (Progress 6 (No.106)). 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
- 146th Soyuz U flight · 15th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,306th launch33rd this yearhumanity's 2,213th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 6 (Progress 6 (No.106))
Progress 6 (Russian: Прогресс 6), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Salyut 6.
- Destination: Salyut 6
- Mission length: 27 days
- Docked May 15, 1979 at Salyut-6 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-6 · NORAD 11356 · 1979-039 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-039A
- Epoch
- 1979-05-13 07:02:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20506477 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0043165
- Inclination
- 51.6202°
- Ascending node
- 303.8436°
- Arg. of perigee
- 80.4888°
- Mean anomaly
- 277.832°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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-6 · NORAD 11356 · docked May 15, 1979
Soyuz-U No. 175 Blok-I · re-entered May 15, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 6 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
212th launch from 31/6, 4th this year · 545th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
61 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 6 launch?
Progress 6 launched on May 13, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 6?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress 6 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 6 reach?
Progress-6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 197 × 254 km orbit inclined 51.6°.