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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-24
Launched
August 25, 1994
Summary
Progress M-24 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 25, 1994. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 39th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 3,923rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 606th Soyuz U flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-24, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 229 km orbit inclined 51.8°. The spacecraft was Progress M-24 (Progress M-24 (No.224)). 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
- 606th Soyuz U flight · 6th this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 39th launch9th this yearhumanity's 3,923rd orbital launch attempt55th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-24 (Progress M-24 (No.224))
Progress M-24 (Russian: Прогресс М-24), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 40 days
- Docked September 2, 1994 at Mir Core forward
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-24 · NORAD 23215 · 1994-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS-M 24
- Object ID
- 1994-052A
- Epoch
- 1994-08-25 15:42:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.26370937 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0029778
- Inclination
- 51.7539°
- Ascending node
- 199.406°
- Arg. of perigee
- 99.6996°
- Mean anomaly
- 260.7413°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.00001
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-24 · NORAD 23215 · docked September 2, 1994
Soyuz-U No. 636 Blok-I · re-entered August 27, 1994
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-24 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. Its two automatic docking attempts failed, the second ending in a collision with Mir, before it was docked manually.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
326th launch from 1/5, 6th this year · 1,035th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-24 launch?
Progress M-24 launched on August 25, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress M-24?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress M-24 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-24 reach?
Progress M-24, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 229 km orbit inclined 51.8°.
Which program is Progress M-24 part of?
Mir. About Mir