Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-08M (40P)
Launched
October 27, 2010
Summary
Progress M-08M launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 27, 2010. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 198th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 5,089th orbital launch attempt. It was the 689th Soyuz U flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-08M, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 235 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress M-08M (Progress M-08M (No.408)). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 689th Soyuz U flight · 6th this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 198th launch8th this yearhumanity's 5,089th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-08M (Progress M-08M (No.408))
Progress M-08M (Russian: Прогресс М-08М), identified by NASA as Progress 40 or 40P, is a Progress spacecraft which was used to resupply the International Space Station.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 88 days
- Docked October 30, 2010 at Pirs nadir
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-08M · NORAD 37196 · 2010-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-055A
- Epoch
- 2010-10-27 14:59:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.24212759 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0029406
- Inclination
- 51.6228°
- Ascending node
- 273.6822°
- Arg. of perigee
- 76.9098°
- Mean anomaly
- 280.3287°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Progress M-08M · NORAD 37196 · docked October 30, 2010
Soyuz-U-PVB No. 123 Blok-I · re-entered October 29, 2010
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-08M was an uncrewed Russian Progress cargo spacecraft carrying propellant, water, food and equipment to the International Space Station.
Pad

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
433rd launch from 1/5, 7th this year · 1,351st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-08M launch?
Progress M-08M launched on October 27, 2010. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-08M?
Coverage: Пуск РН Союз-У с ТГК Прогресс М-08М (Progress M-08M). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Progress M-08M?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress M-08M launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-08M reach?
Progress M-08M, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 235 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress M-08M part of?
International Space Station. About International Space Station
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