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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-30
Launched
December 18, 1995
Summary
Progress M-30 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 18, 1995. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 56th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 4,037th orbital launch attempt. It was the 616th Soyuz U flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-30, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 248 × 306 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress M-30 (Progress M-30 (No.230)). 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
- 616th Soyuz U flight · 8th this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 56th launch10th this yearhumanity's 4,037th orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-30 (Progress M-30 (No.230))
Progress M-30 (Russian: Прогресс М-30), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 65 days
- Docked December 20, 1995 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-30 · NORAD 23744 · 1995-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS-M 30
- Object ID
- 1995-070A
- Epoch
- 1995-12-18 20:15:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.01737426 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0043662
- Inclination
- 51.6447°
- Ascending node
- 313.2294°
- Arg. of perigee
- 144.0641°
- Mean anomaly
- 214.6393°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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-30 · NORAD 23744 · docked December 20, 1995
Soyuz-U No. 647 Blok-I · re-entered December 21, 1995
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-30 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
335th launch from 1/5, 7th this year · 1,066th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
70 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-30 launch?
Progress M-30 launched on December 18, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-30?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress M-30?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress M-30 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-30 reach?
Progress M-30, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 248 × 306 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress M-30 part of?
Mir. About Mir