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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-16
Launched
February 21, 1993
Summary
Progress M-16 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 21, 1993. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 16th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,797th orbital launch attempt. It was the 62nd Soyuz-U2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-16, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 233 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress M-16 (Progress M-16 (No.216)). 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
- 62nd Soyuz-U2 flight · 2nd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 16th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,797th orbital launch attempt12th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-16 (Progress M-16 (No.216))
Progress M-16 (Russian: Прогресс М-16), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 33 days
- Docked February 23, 1993 at Kvant-1 aft
- Docked March 26, 1993 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-16 · NORAD 22530 · 1993-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS-M 16
- Object ID
- 1993-012A
- Epoch
- 1993-02-21 18:21:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.24504343 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0028811
- Inclination
- 51.6088°
- Ascending node
- 79.7431°
- Arg. of perigee
- 95.796°
- Mean anomaly
- 264.6346°
- 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-16 · NORAD 22530 · docked February 23, 1993
Soyuz-U2 No. 068 Blok-I · re-entered February 23, 1993
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-16 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
314th launch from 1/5, 2nd this year · 1,000th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-16 launch?
Progress M-16 launched on February 21, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress M-16?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress M-16 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-16 reach?
Progress M-16, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 233 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress M-16 part of?
Mir. About Mir