 A Progress-M spacecraft | |
| Mission type | Mir resupply |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1994-031A  |
| SATCAT no. | 23114 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Progress (No.223) |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 22 May 1994, 04:30:04 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U2 |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 2 July 1994, 14:57 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 185 km |
| Apogee altitude | 229 km |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Period | 88.63 minutes |
| Epoch | 22 May 1994 |
| Docking with Mir | |
| Docking port | Kvant-1 aft |
| Docking date | 24 May 1994, 06:18:35 UTC |
| Undocking date | 2 July 1994, 08:46:49 UTC |
| Progress (spacecraft)← Progress M-22Progress M-24 → | |
Progress M-23 (Russian: Прогресс M-23) was a Russian unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in May 1994 to resupply the Mir space station.
Launch
Progress M-23 launched on 22 May 1994 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It used a Soyuz-U2 rocket.
Docking
Progress M-23 docked with the aft port of the Kvant-1 module of Mir on 24 May 1994 at 06:18:35 UTC, and was undocked on 2 July 1994 at 08:46:49 UTC.
Decay
It remained in orbit until 2 July 1994, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 14:44 UTC, with reentry occurring at 14:57 UTC. The mission ended at 15:09 UTC, when the VBK-Raduga 10 capsule landed.
See also
References
- ^ "Launchlog". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Progress-M 1 - 13, 15 - 37, 39 - 67 (11F615A55, 7KTGM)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Mir". Astronautix. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-23"". Manned Astronautics figures and facts. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007.
- "Progress M-23". NASA. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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