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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-33
Launched
November 19, 1996
Summary
Progress M-33 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 19, 1996. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 64th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,111th orbital launch attempt. It was the 622nd Soyuz U flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-33, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 257 × 316 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress M-33 (Progress M-33 (No.233)). 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
- 622nd Soyuz U flight · 6th this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 64th launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,111th orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-33 (Progress M-33 (No.233))
Progress M-33 (Russian: Прогресс М-33), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 112 days
- Docked November 22, 1996 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-33 · NORAD 24663 · 1996-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS-M 33
- Object ID
- 1996-066A
- Epoch
- 1996-11-20 09:35:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.98108905 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0044593
- Inclination
- 51.6497°
- Ascending node
- 57.0167°
- Arg. of perigee
- 105.9088°
- Mean anomaly
- 254.6842°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 7
- B*
- 0.0001
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-33 · NORAD 24663 · docked November 22, 1996
Soyuz-U No. 639 Blok-I · re-entered November 22, 1996
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-33 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
340th launch from 1/5, 5th this year · 1,083rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
94 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-33 launch?
Progress M-33 launched on November 19, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-33?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress M-33?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress M-33 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-33 reach?
Progress M-33, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 257 × 316 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress M-33 part of?
Mir. About Mir