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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-43
Launched
October 16, 2000
Summary
Progress M-43 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 16, 2000. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 108th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 4,433rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 645th Soyuz U flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-43, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 197 × 230 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress M-43 (Progress M-43 (No.243)). 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
- 645th Soyuz U flight · 5th this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 108th launch13th this yearhumanity's 4,433rd orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-43 (Progress M-43 (No.243))
Progress M-43 (Russian: Прогресс М-43), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 104 days
- Docked October 20, 2000 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-43 · NORAD 26570 · 2000-064 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS-M 43
- Object ID
- 2000-064A
- Epoch
- 2000-10-16 21:54:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.24846024 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.002503
- Inclination
- 51.6453°
- Ascending node
- 357.3251°
- Arg. of perigee
- 73.8155°
- Mean anomaly
- 83.881°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Progress M-43 · NORAD 26570 · docked October 20, 2000
Soyuz-U-PVB No. 085 Blok-I · re-entered October 18, 2000
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-43 was an uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft launched by Russia to resupply the Mir space station with propellant, water, food and equipment. It raised the uncrewed station's orbit while decisions on Mir's future were pending.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
366th launch from 1/5, 6th this year · 1,166th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
71 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-43 launch?
Progress M-43 launched on October 16, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-43?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress M-43?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress M-43 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-43 reach?
Progress M-43, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 197 × 230 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress M-43 part of?
Mir. About Mir