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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-5
Launched
September 27, 1990
Summary
Progress M-5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 27, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,374th launch, 58th this year and humanity's 3,565th orbital launch attempt. It was the 43rd Soyuz-U2 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 292 × 325 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress M-5 (Progress M-5 (No.206)). 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
- 43rd Soyuz-U2 flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,374th launch58th this yearhumanity's 3,565th orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-5 (Progress M-5 (No.206))
Progress M-5 (Russian: Прогресс М-5), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 62 days
- Docked September 29, 1990 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-5 · NORAD 20824 · 1990-085 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS-M 5
- Object ID
- 1990-085A
- Epoch
- 1990-09-27 19:17:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.9031315 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0024884
- Inclination
- 51.6105°
- Ascending node
- 173.2474°
- Arg. of perigee
- 87.3928°
- Mean anomaly
- 257.3513°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- 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-5 · NORAD 20824 · docked September 29, 1990
Soyuz-U2 No. 044 Blok-I · re-entered September 28, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-5 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
294th launch from 1/5, 9th this year · 941st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
43 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Progress M-5 launch?
Progress M-5 launched on September 27, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress M-5?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress M-5 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-5 reach?
Progress M-5, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 292 × 325 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress M-5 part of?
Mir. About Mir