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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-37
Launched
December 20, 1997
Summary
Progress M-37 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 20, 1997. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 74th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 4,202nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 632nd Soyuz U flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-37, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 185 × 278 km orbit inclined 51.7°. The spacecraft was Progress M-37 (Progress M-37 (No.237)). 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
- 632nd Soyuz U flight · 9th this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 74th launch9th this yearhumanity's 4,202nd orbital launch attempt84th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-37 (Progress M-37 (No.237))
Progress M-37 (Russian: Прогресс М-37), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 85 days
- Docked December 22, 1997 at Kvant-1 aft
- Docked February 23, 1998 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-37 · NORAD 25102 · 1997-081 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS-M 37
- Object ID
- 1997-081A
- Epoch
- 1997-12-20 12:59:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.18174429 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0070888
- Inclination
- 51.6626°
- Ascending node
- 229.1353°
- Arg. of perigee
- 239.5521°
- Mean anomaly
- 119.8468°
- 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-37 · NORAD 25102 · docked December 22, 1997
Soyuz-U No. 654 Blok-I · re-entered December 22, 1997
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-37 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
346th launch from 1/5, 6th this year · 1,101st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
75 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-37 launch?
Progress M-37 launched on December 20, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-37?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress M-37?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress M-37 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-37 reach?
Progress M-37, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 185 × 278 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
Which program is Progress M-37 part of?
Mir. About Mir