![[AUTO] Soyuz - image](/media?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthespacedevs-prod.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2Fsoyuz_image_20190717035537.jpg&w=1600)
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz FG1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M1-6
Launched
May 20, 2001
Summary
Progress M1-6 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz FG from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 20, 2001. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 114th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,473rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Soyuz FG flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M1-6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 225 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress M1-6 (Progress M1-6 (No.255)). 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
- 1st Soyuz FG flightRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 114th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,473rd orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M1-6 (Progress M1-6 (No.255))
Progress M1-6 (Russian: Прогресс М1-6), identified by NASA as Progress 4 or 4P, was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the International Space Station.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 93 days
- Docked May 23, 2001 at Zvezda aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M1-6 · NORAD 26773 · 2001-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS-M1 6
- Object ID
- 2001-021A
- Epoch
- 2001-05-20 23:49:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.26013101 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0022306
- Inclination
- 51.5763°
- Ascending node
- 226.4285°
- Arg. of perigee
- 64.6657°
- Mean anomaly
- 295.667°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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 M1-6 · NORAD 26773 · docked May 23, 2001
Soyuz-FG No. 001 Blok-I · re-entered May 22, 2001
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M1-6 was an uncrewed Russian Progress cargo spacecraft carrying propellant, water, food and equipment to the International Space Station.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
372nd launch from 1/5, 4th this year · 1,176th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Progress M1-6 launch?
Progress M1-6 launched on May 20, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M1-6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress M1-6?
Soyuz FG, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz FG spec sheet
Where did Progress M1-6 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M1-6 reach?
Progress M1-6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 225 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress M1-6 part of?
International Space Station. About International Space Station