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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-40
Launched
October 25, 1998
Summary
Progress M-40 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 25, 1998. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 84th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 4,274th orbital launch attempt. It was the 637th Soyuz U flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-40, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 197 × 229 km orbit inclined 51.7°. The spacecraft was Progress M-40 (Progress M-40 (No.240)). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 637th Soyuz U flight · 5th this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 84th launch10th this yearhumanity's 4,274th orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-40 (Progress M-40 (No.240))
Progress M-40 (Russian: Прогресс М-40), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 103 days
- Docked October 27, 1998 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-40 · NORAD 25512 · 1998-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS-M 40
- Object ID
- 1998-062A
- Epoch
- 1998-10-25 05:32:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.24944464 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0024204
- Inclination
- 51.6604°
- Ascending node
- 106.7614°
- Arg. of perigee
- 88.4021°
- Mean anomaly
- 271.9186°
- 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: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage
- Progress M-40 · NORAD 25512 · docked October 27, 1998
- Spoutnik-41 · NORAD 25533
Soyuz-U-PVB No. 660 Blok-I · re-entered October 26, 1998
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-40 was an uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft launched by Russia to resupply the Mir space station with propellant, water, food and equipment. It also carried the Znamya 2.5 space-mirror experiment, which failed to deploy after undocking.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
351st launch from 1/5, 5th this year · 1,116th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
72 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-40 launch?
Progress M-40 launched on October 25, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-40?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress M-40?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress M-40 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-40 reach?
Progress M-40, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 197 × 229 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
How many satellites did Progress M-40 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Progress M-40 part of?
Mir. About Mir