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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-17
Launched
March 31, 1993
Summary
Progress M-17 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 31, 1993. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 19th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,804th orbital launch attempt. It was the 63rd Soyuz-U2 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-17, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 257 × 319 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress M-17 (Progress M-17 (No.217)). 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
- 63rd Soyuz-U2 flight · 3rd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 19th launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,804th orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-17 (Progress M-17 (No.217))
Progress M-17 (Russian: Прогресс М-17), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 336 days
- Docked April 1, 1993 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-17 · NORAD 22588 · 1993-019 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS-M 17
- Object ID
- 1993-019A
- Epoch
- 1993-03-31 07:48:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.97765387 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0046649
- Inclination
- 51.6181°
- Ascending node
- 250.9227°
- Arg. of perigee
- 116.4966°
- Mean anomaly
- 243.0165°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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-17 · NORAD 22588 · docked April 2, 1993
Soyuz-U2 No. 069 Blok-I · re-entered April 1, 1993
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-17 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
315th launch from 1/5, 3rd this year · 1,004th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-17 launch?
Progress M-17 launched on March 31, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress M-17?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress M-17 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-17 reach?
Progress M-17, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 257 × 319 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress M-17 part of?
Mir. About Mir