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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-6
Launched
January 14, 1991
Summary
Progress M-6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 14, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,396th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,599th orbital launch attempt. It was the 46th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 213 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress M-6 (Progress M-6 (No.205)). 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
- 46th Soyuz-U2 flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,396th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,599th orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-6 (Progress M-6 (No.205))
Progress M-6 (Russian: Прогресс М-6), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 60 days
- Docked January 16, 1991 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-6 · NORAD 21053 · 1991-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS-M 6
- Object ID
- 1991-002A
- Epoch
- 1991-01-14 14:39:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.28390885 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014066
- Inclination
- 51.6299°
- Ascending node
- 346.1161°
- Arg. of perigee
- 108.3846°
- Mean anomaly
- 251.8706°
- 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-6 · NORAD 21053 · docked January 16, 1991
Soyuz-U2 No. 045 Blok-I · re-entered January 15, 1991
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-6 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
298th launch from 1/5, 1st this year · 953rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
24 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-6 launch?
Progress M-6 launched on January 14, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress M-6?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress M-6 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-6 reach?
Progress M-6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 213 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress M-6 part of?
Mir. About Mir