Progress M-24
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Progress M-24 (Russian: Прогресс М-24) was a Russian uncrewed cargo spacecraft which was launched in 1994 to resupply the Mir space station;[1] causing minor damage to the station as the result of a collision during a failed attempt to dock.
Quick Facts Mission type, COSPAR ID ...
Mission type | Mir resupply |
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COSPAR ID | 1994-052A |
SATCAT no. | 23215 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | Progress-M 11F615A55 |
Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
Launch mass | 7,250 kilograms (15,980 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 25 August 1994, 14:25:12 (1994-08-25UTC14:25:12Z) UTC |
Rocket | Soyuz-U |
Launch site | Baikonur Site 1/5 |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Deorbited |
Decay date | 4 October 1994, 22:43 (1994-10-04UTC22:44Z) UTC |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
Docking with Mir | |
Docking port | Core Forward |
Docking date | 2 September 1994, 13:30:28 UTC |
Undocking date | 4 October 1994, 18:55:52 UTC |
Time docked | 32.2 days |
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