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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-12
Launched
April 19, 1992
Summary
Progress M-12 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 19, 1992. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 5th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,711th orbital launch attempt. It was the 56th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-12, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 212 km orbit inclined 51.7°. The spacecraft was Progress M-12 (Progress M-12 (No.213)). 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
- 56th Soyuz-U2 flight · 3rd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 5th launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,711th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-12 (Progress M-12 (No.213))
Progress M-12 (Russian: Прогресс М-12), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 69 days
- Docked April 21, 1992 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-12 · NORAD 21946 · 1992-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS-M 12
- Object ID
- 1992-022A
- Epoch
- 1992-04-19 21:18:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.28381784 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012448
- Inclination
- 51.6731°
- Ascending node
- 180.6181°
- Arg. of perigee
- 64.3398°
- Mean anomaly
- 295.8909°
- 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-12 · NORAD 21946 · docked April 21, 1992
Soyuz-U2 No. 059 Blok-I · re-entered April 21, 1992
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-12 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.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
309th launch from 1/5, 3rd this year · 982nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-12 launch?
Progress M-12 launched on April 19, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress M-12?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress M-12 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-12 reach?
Progress M-12, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 212 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
Which program is Progress M-12 part of?
Mir. About Mir