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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-31
Launched
May 5, 1996
Summary
Progress M-31 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 5, 1996. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 59th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,070th orbital launch attempt. It was the 618th Soyuz U flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-31, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 234 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress M-31 (Progress M-31 (No.231)). 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
- 618th Soyuz U flight · 2nd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 59th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,070th orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-31 (Progress M-31 (No.231))
Progress M-31 (Russian: Прогресс М-31), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 88 days
- Docked May 7, 1996 at Mir Core forward
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-31 · NORAD 23860 · 1996-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS-M 31
- Object ID
- 1996-028A
- Epoch
- 1996-05-05 11:18:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.24826293 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0031165
- Inclination
- 51.6105°
- Ascending node
- 338.3519°
- Arg. of perigee
- 83.9773°
- Mean anomaly
- 276.4798°
- 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-31 · NORAD 23860 · docked May 7, 1996
Soyuz-U No. 648 Blok-I · re-entered May 8, 1996
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-31 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
337th launch from 1/5, 2nd this year · 1,074th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
73 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-31 launch?
Progress M-31 launched on May 5, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-31?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress M-31?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress M-31 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-31 reach?
Progress M-31, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 234 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress M-31 part of?
Mir. About Mir