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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-16M (48P)
Launched
August 1, 2012
Summary
Progress M-16M launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 1, 2012. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 217th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 5,234th orbital launch attempt. It was the 699th Soyuz U flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-16M, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 246 × 288 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress M-16M (Progress M-16M (No.416)). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 699th Soyuz U flight · 4th this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 217th launch6th this yearhumanity's 5,234th orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-16M (Progress M-16M (No.416))
Progress M-16M (Russian: Прогресс М-16М), identified by NASA as Progress 48 or 48P, is a Progress spacecraft used by Roskosmos to resupply the International Space Station.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 191 days
- Docked August 2, 2012 at Pirs nadir
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-16M · NORAD 38738 · 2012-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-042A
- Epoch
- 2012-08-01 19:23:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05111745 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0031572
- Inclination
- 51.6336°
- Ascending node
- 254.5397°
- Arg. of perigee
- 229.7574°
- Mean anomaly
- 131.5558°
- 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: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage
- Progress M-16M · NORAD 38738 · docked August 2, 2012
- Sfera-53 · NORAD 38751
Soyuz-U PVB No. 134 Blok-I · re-entered August 4, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-16M was an uncrewed Russian cargo ship carrying propellant, water and supplies to the International Space Station; it was the first Progress to use the fast six-hour, four-orbit rendezvous profile.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
447th launch from 1/5, 4th this year · 1,391st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
17 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-16M launch?
Progress M-16M launched on August 1, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-16M?
Coverage: NEW RUSSIAN RESUPPLY SHIP COMPLETES EXPEDITED TRIP TO THE SPACE STATION. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Progress M-16M?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress M-16M launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-16M reach?
Progress M-16M, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 246 × 288 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Progress M-16M launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Progress M-16M part of?
International Space Station. About International Space Station