Progress 42
 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft | |
| Mission type | Mirresupply |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1990-041A |
| SATCATno. | 20602[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Progress(No.150) |
| Spacecraft type | Progress 7K-TG[2] |
| Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 5 May 1990, 20:44:01 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U2[2] |
| Launch site | Baikonur,Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 27 May 1990, 11:40:00 UTC[3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 188 km[3] |
| Apogee altitude | 243 km[3] |
| Inclination | 51.6°[3] |
| Period | 88.8 minutes[3] |
| Epoch | 5 May 1990 |
| Docking withMir | |
| Docking port | Kvant-1aft[3] |
| Docking date | 7 May 1990, 22:45:03 UTC |
| Undocking date | 27 May 1990, 07:08:58 UTC |
Progress 42(Russian:Прогресс 42) was aSovietunmannedProgresscargo spacecraft, which was launched in May 1990 to resupply theMirspace station.
Launch
[edit]Progress 42 launched on 5 May 1990 from theBaikonur Cosmodromein theKazakh SSR.It used aSoyuz-U2rocket.[2][4]
Docking
[edit]Progress 42 docked with the aft port of theKvant-1module of Mir on 7 May 1990 at 22:45:03 UTC, and was undocked on 27 May 1990 at 07:08:58 UTC.[3][5]
Decay
[edit]It remained in orbit until 27 May 1990, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 11:40:00 UTC and the mission ended at 12:27:30 UTC.[3][5]
See also
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References
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- ^abc"Progress 1 - 42 (11F615A15, 7K-TG)".Gunter's Space Page.Retrieved4 December2020.
- ^abcdefgh"Cargo spacecraft" Progress 42 "".Manned Astronautics figures and facts.Archived fromthe originalon 9 October 2007.
- ^"Progress 42".NASA.Retrieved4 December2020.
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- ^ab"Mir".Astronautix.Archived fromthe originalon 20 August 2016.Retrieved4 December2020.
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