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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U21/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-7
Launched
March 19, 1991
Summary
Progress M-7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 19, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,410th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 3,617th orbital launch attempt. It was the 47th Soyuz-U2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-7, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 221 km orbit inclined 51.7°. The spacecraft was Progress M-7 (Progress M-7 (No.208)). 3 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
- 47th Soyuz-U2 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,410th launch15th this yearhumanity's 3,617th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-7 (Progress M-7 (No.208))
Progress M-7 (Russian: Прогресс М-7), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 49 days
- Docked March 28, 1991 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-7 · NORAD 21188 · 1991-020 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1991-020A
- Epoch
- 1991-03-19 12:53:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.27359589 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0020946
- Inclination
- 51.6535°
- Ascending node
- 22.8362°
- Arg. of perigee
- 105.9442°
- Mean anomaly
- 254.3889°
- 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: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Progress M-7 · NORAD 21188 · docked March 28, 1991
Soyuz-U2 No. 049 Blok-I · re-entered March 20, 1991
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-7 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
300th launch from 1/5, 3rd this year · 958th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-7 launch?
Progress M-7 launched on March 19, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress M-7?
Soyuz-U2, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U2 spec sheet
Where did Progress M-7 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-7 reach?
Progress M-7, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 221 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
Which program is Progress M-7 part of?
Mir. About Mir