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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-23
Launched
May 22, 1994
Summary
Progress M-23 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 22, 1994. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 36th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 3,900th orbital launch attempt. It was the 604th Soyuz U flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-23, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 177 × 280 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress M-23 (Progress M-23 (No.223)). 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
- 604th Soyuz U flight · 4th this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 36th launch6th this yearhumanity's 3,900th orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-23 (Progress M-23 (No.223))
Progress M-23 (Russian: Прогресс М-23), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 41 days
- Docked May 24, 1994 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-23 · NORAD 23114 · 1994-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1994-031A
- Epoch
- 1994-05-22 08:44:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.19410591 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.007845
- Inclination
- 51.6032°
- Ascending node
- 315.9304°
- Arg. of perigee
- 232.5044°
- Mean anomaly
- 126.2605°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0.0000099999
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-23 · NORAD 23114 · docked May 24, 1994
Soyuz-U2 24-355 Blok-I · re-entered May 24, 1994
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-23 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
324th launch from 1/5, 4th this year · 1,030th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
60 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-23 launch?
Progress M-23 launched on May 22, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-23?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress M-23?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress M-23 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-23 reach?
Progress M-23, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 177 × 280 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress M-23 part of?
Mir. About Mir