Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-1
Launched
August 23, 1989
Summary
Progress M-1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 23, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,292nd launch, 51st this year and humanity's 3,441st orbital launch attempt. It was the 34th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 225 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress M-1 (Progress M-1 (No.201)). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 34th Soyuz-U2 flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,292nd launch51st this yearhumanity's 3,441st orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-1 (Progress M-1 (No.201))
Progress M-1 (Russian: Прогресс М-1), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 100 days
- Docked August 25, 1989 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M · NORAD 20191 · 1989-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-066A
- Epoch
- 1989-08-23 02:58:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.26906101 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025091
- Inclination
- 51.6341°
- Ascending node
- 28.6753°
- Arg. of perigee
- 110.196°
- Mean anomaly
- 250.1763°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Progress M · NORAD 20191 · docked August 25, 1989
Soyuz-U2 No. 037 Blok-I · re-entered August 24, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-1 was an uncrewed Progress-M cargo spacecraft, an upgraded design with Soyuz TM-derived systems, that delivered propellant, water, food and equipment to the Mir space station. It was the first flight of the Progress-M variant.
Pad

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
281st launch from 1/5, 11th this year · 912th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-1 launch?
Progress M-1 launched on August 23, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress M-1?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress M-1 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-1 reach?
Progress M, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 225 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress M-1 part of?
Mir. About Mir
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