Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-16"

USSR

Launch, orbit & landing data:

Designation	22530 / 93012A
Launch date - time	21 Feb 1993 - 18:32:33 UT
Launch site	Baikonur, LC1
Launch vehicle	Soyuz 11A511U2 (#068)
OKB name - S/N°	7K-TGM (#216)
Mass (kg)	7250
Total cargo mass (kg)
Earth orbit on :
- Perigee / Apogee	km
- Inclination	°
- Period	min

1st Docking date - time	23 Feb 1993 - 20:17:57 UT
Target spacecraft/port	Mir / Aft-Kvant
Docking orbit:
- Perigee / Apogee	394 x 396 km
- Inclination	51.62 deg
- Period	92.46 min
Undocking date - time	26 Mar 1993
2e Docking date - time	26 Mar 1993
Target spacecraft/port	Mir / Aft-Kvant
Undocking date - time	27 Mar 1993 - 04:21 UT
Deorbit burn date - time	27 Mar 1993 - 10:25 UT
Descent date - time	27 Mar 1993 - UT
Flight Duration (dd:hh:min)	37d 15h 53m
Nbr orbits

Mission:

Orbital parameters:
- inclination (degrees)	51.7
- period (minutes)	88.7
- perigee (km)	189
- apogee (km)	234
Time and date of entry ignition (UT)	10h.25m. March 27, 1993
Duration	33d.15h.
Distance (km)
Number of revolutions around Earth
Summary	Delivery of cargo to the orbital station "Mir"

Mission details:

After the initial undocking from the Mir Complex on Mar 26, 1993; Progress-M16 re-docked later the same day after retreating 70 metres from the station. Final undocking came on Mar 27, 1993 at 04:21 GMT, followed by de-orbit the same day.

Ref.: #1, #3(SD254), #7, #21, #125, #207, #210 - update: 20.02.05