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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-21
Launched
January 28, 1994
Summary
Progress M-21 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 28, 1994. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 32nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,874th orbital launch attempt. It was the 601st Soyuz U flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-21, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 266 × 315 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress M-21 (Progress M-21 (No.221)). 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
- 601st Soyuz U flight · 1st this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 32nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,874th orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-21 (Progress M-21 (No.221))
Progress M-21 (Russian: Прогресс М-21), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 54 days
- Docked January 30, 1994 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-21 · NORAD 22975 · 1994-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS-M 21
- Object ID
- 1994-005A
- Epoch
- 1994-01-28 22:57:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.96894767 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.003684
- Inclination
- 51.6155°
- Ascending node
- 165.3872°
- Arg. of perigee
- 130.9637°
- Mean anomaly
- 229.4517°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 14
- B*
- 0.00027663
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Progress M-21 · NORAD 22975 · docked January 30, 1994
Soyuz-U No. 635 Blok-I · re-entered January 29, 1994
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-21 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
322nd launch from 1/5, 2nd this year · 1,022nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-21 launch?
Progress M-21 launched on January 28, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-21?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress M-21?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress M-21 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-21 reach?
Progress M-21, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 266 × 315 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress M-21 part of?
Mir. About Mir