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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz-U231/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-15
Launched
October 27, 1992
Summary
Progress M-15 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz-U2 from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 27, 1992. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 10th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 3,761st orbital launch attempt. It was the 60th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-15, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 212 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress M-15 (Progress M-15 (No.215)). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 60th Soyuz-U2 flight · 7th this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 10th launch10th this yearhumanity's 3,761st orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-15 (Progress M-15 (No.215))
Progress M-15 (Russian: Прогресс М-15), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 102 days
- Docked October 29, 1992 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-15 · NORAD 22203 · 1992-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS-M 15
- Object ID
- 1992-071A
- Epoch
- 1992-10-27 17:08:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.28749088 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013755
- Inclination
- 51.6085°
- Ascending node
- 306.1421°
- Arg. of perigee
- 74.2549°
- Mean anomaly
- 285.828°
- 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
4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage
- Progress M-15 · NORAD 22203 · docked October 29, 1992
- MAK-2 · NORAD 22225
- Znamya-2 · NORAD 22449 · re-entered February 5, 1993
Soyuz-U2 No. 061 Blok-I · re-entered October 28, 1992
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-15 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
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
313th launch from 31/6, 4th this year · 990th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
72 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-15 launch?
Progress M-15 launched on October 27, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress M-15?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress M-15 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-15 reach?
Progress M-15, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 212 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Progress M-15 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Progress M-15 part of?
Mir. About Mir