Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-23"

USSR


Launch, orbit & landing data:

Designation 23114 / 94031A
Launch date - time 22 May 1994 - 04:30:04 UT
Launch site Baikonur, LC1
Launch vehicle  Soyuz 11A511U
OKB name - S/N° 7K-TGM (#223)
Mass (kg) 7250?
Total cargo mass (kg) 
Earth orbit on :
   - Perigee / Apogee 398 x 400 km
   - Inclination 51.65°
   - Period 92.53 min


Docking date - time 24 May 1994 - 06:18:35 UT
Target spacecraft/port Mir / Aft-Kvant
Docking orbit:
   - Perigee / Apogee 396 x 400 km
   - Inclination 51.64
   - Period 92.52 min
Undocking date - time 02 Jul 1994 - 08:46:49 UT
Deorbit burn date - time 02 Jul 1994 - 14:44 UT
Destroyed date - time 02 Jul 1994 - 14:57 UT
Flight Duration (dd:hh:min) 41d 10h 14m
Nbr orbits 

Equiped with recovery "VBK Raduga" capsule.

Mission:

Orbital parameters:
   - inclination (degrees) 51.6
   - period (minutes) 88.63
   - perigee (km) 185
   - apogee (km) 229
Summary Delivery of cargo to the orbital station "Mir"   . Date and time of landing are given for recovery ballistic capsule.



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