Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-4
Launched
August 15, 1990
Summary
Progress M-4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 15, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,365th launch, 49th this year and humanity's 3,552nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 42nd Soyuz-U2 flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-4, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 226 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress M-4 (Progress M-4 (No.204)). 3 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
- 42nd Soyuz-U2 flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,365th launch49th this yearhumanity's 3,552nd orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-4 (Progress M-4 (No.204))
Progress M-4 (Russian: Прогресс М-4), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 36 days
- Docked August 17, 1990 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-4 · NORAD 20752 · 1990-072 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS-M 4
- Object ID
- 1990-072A
- Epoch
- 1990-08-15 03:49:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.26662709 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0026817
- Inclination
- 51.6107°
- Ascending node
- 33.3662°
- Arg. of perigee
- 117.2376°
- Mean anomaly
- 243.1372°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Progress M-4 · NORAD 20752 · docked August 17, 1990
Soyuz-U2 No. 042 Blok-I · re-entered August 16, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-4 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
293rd launch from 1/5, 8th this year · 939th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-4 launch?
Progress M-4 launched on August 15, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress M-4?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress M-4 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-4 reach?
Progress M-4, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 226 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress M-4 part of?
Mir. About Mir
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