Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-9"

USSR

Launch, orbit & landing data:

Designation 21662 / 91057A
Launch date - time 20 Aug 1991 - 22:54:10 UT
Launch site Baikonur, LC1
Launch vehicle  Soyuz 11A511U2 (#047)
OKB name - S/N° 7K-TGM (#210)
Mass (kg) 7250
Total cargo mass (kg) 
Earth orbit on :
   - Perigee / Apogee  km
   - Inclination °
   - Period  min

Docking date - time 23 Aug 1991 - 00:54:17 UT
Target spacecraft/port Mir / Fwd port
Docking orbit:
   - Perigee / Apogee  km
   - Inclination °
   - Period  min
Undocking date - time 30 Sep 1991 - 01:53 UT
Deorbit burn date - time 30 Sep 1991 - ~07:45 UT
Destroyed date - time 30 Sep 1991 - UT
Flight Duration (dd:hh:min) 40d 21h 22m
Nbr orbits 

Equiped with recovery "VBK Raduga" capsule.

Mission:

Orbital parameters:
   - inclination (degrees) 51.6
   - period (minutes) 88.7
   - perigee (km) 186
   - apogee (km) 230
Date and time of the end of existance (UT) 08h.16m.24s.   September 30, 1991
Duration 40d.09h.
Distance (km)
Number of revolutions around Earth
Summary Delivery of cargo to the orbital station "Mir"   . Date and time of landing are given for recovery ballistic capsule.


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