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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-42
Launched
July 16, 1999
Summary
Progress M-42 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 16, 1999. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 90th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,329th orbital launch attempt. It was the 640th Soyuz U flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-42, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 184 × 248 km orbit inclined 51.8°. The spacecraft was Progress M-42 (Progress M-42 (No.242)). 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
- 640th Soyuz U flight · 3rd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 90th launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,329th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-42 (Progress M-42 (No.242))
Progress M-42 (Russian: Прогресс М-42), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 200 days
- Docked July 18, 1999 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-42 · NORAD 25858 · 1999-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS-M 42
- Object ID
- 1999-038A
- Epoch
- 1999-07-16 17:54:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.23904568 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0048694
- Inclination
- 51.826°
- Ascending node
- 193.0455°
- Arg. of perigee
- 258.5107°
- Mean anomaly
- 102.2245°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.001
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-42 · NORAD 25858 · docked July 18, 1999
Soyuz-U-PVB No. 667 Blok-I · re-entered July 19, 1999
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-42 was an uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft launched by Russia to resupply the Mir space station with propellant, water, food and equipment. It remained docked to Mir through the station's uncrewed period that followed.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
357th launch from 1/5, 6th this year · 1,132nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
92 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-42 launch?
Progress M-42 launched on July 16, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-42?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress M-42?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress M-42 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-42 reach?
Progress M-42, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 184 × 248 km orbit inclined 51.8°.
Which program is Progress M-42 part of?
Mir. About Mir