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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress 9
Launched
April 27, 1980 · 06:24 UTC
Summary
Progress 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 27, 1980 at 06:24 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,387th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 2,316th orbital launch attempt. It was the 188th Soyuz U flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress-9, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 262 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress 9 (Progress 9 (No.109)). 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
- 188th Soyuz U flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,387th launch25th this yearhumanity's 2,316th orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress 9 (Progress 9 (No.109))
Progress 9 (Russian: Прогресс 9), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Salyut 6.
- Destination: Salyut 6
- Mission length: 24 days
- Docked April 29, 1980 at Salyut-6 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress-9 · NORAD 11784 · 1980-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1980-033A
- Epoch
- 1980-04-27 07:41:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.19813728 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0052931
- Inclination
- 51.6498°
- Ascending node
- 321.0682°
- Arg. of perigee
- 89.2637°
- Mean anomaly
- 271.4446°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 9.999e-7
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-9 · NORAD 11784 · docked April 29, 1980
Soyuz-U No. 210 Blok-I · re-entered April 29, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress 9 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
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
176th launch from 1/5, 4th this year · 562nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 27, 11:24 AM GMT+5, in daylight
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
9 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress 9 launch?
Progress 9 launched on April 27, 1980 at 06:24 UTC.
Where can I watch Progress 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress 9?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress 9 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Apr 27, 11:24 AM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Progress 9 reach?
Progress-9, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 192 × 262 km orbit inclined 51.6°.