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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 7
Launched
June 28, 1979
Summary
Progress 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 28, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,321st launch, 48th this year and humanity's 2,233rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 156th Soyuz U flight and the 25th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-7, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 268 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress 7 (Progress 7 (No.107)). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 156th Soyuz U flight · 25th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,321st launch48th this yearhumanity's 2,233rd orbital launch attempt60th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 7 (Progress 7 (No.107))
Progress 7 (Russian: Прогресс 7), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Salyut 6.
- Destination: Salyut 6
- Mission length: 21 days
- Docked June 30, 1979 at Salyut-6 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-7 · NORAD 11421 · 1979-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-059A
- Epoch
- 1979-06-28 15:08:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.16948318 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0049522
- Inclination
- 51.6019°
- Ascending node
- 65.8774°
- Arg. of perigee
- 85.0596°
- Mean anomaly
- 272.7555°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 91252
- B*
- 0.000008196
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
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage
- Progress-7 · NORAD 11421 · docked June 30, 1979
- KRT-10 · NORAD 11493
Soyuz-U No. 192 Blok-I · re-entered June 30, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 7 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
214th launch from 31/6, 6th this year · 548th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 7 launch?
Progress 7 launched on June 28, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 7?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress 7 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress 7 reach?
Progress-7, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 268 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Progress 7 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).