Progress 37
 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft | |
| Mission type | Mir resupply |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1988-061A |
| SATCAT no. | 19322[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Progress (No.145) |
| Spacecraft type | Progress 7K-TG[2] |
| Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 18 July 1988, 21:13:09 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U2[2] |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 12 August 1988, 12:51:30 UTC[3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 189 km[3] |
| Apogee altitude | 256 km[3] |
| Inclination | 51.6°[3] |
| Period | 89 minutes[3] |
| Epoch | 18 July 1988 |
| Docking with Mir | |
| Docking port | Kvant-1 aft[3] |
| Docking date | 20 July 1988, 22:33:40 UTC |
| Undocking date | 12 August 1988, 08:31:54 UTC |
Progress 37 (Russian: Прогресс 37) was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in July 1988 to resupply the Mir space station.
Launch
[edit]Progress 37 launched on 18 July 1988 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh SSR. It used a Soyuz-U2 rocket.[2][4]
Docking
[edit]Progress 37 docked with the aft port of the Kvant-1 module of Mir on 20 July 1988 at 22:33:40 UTC, and was undocked on 12 August 1988 at 08:31:54 UTC.[3][5]
Decay
[edit]It remained in orbit until 12 August 1988, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 12:51:30 UTC and the mission ended at 13:45:40 UTC.[3][5]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Launchlog". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Progress 1 - 42 (11F615A15, 7K-TG)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Cargo spacecraft "Progress 37"". Manned Astronautics figures and facts. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007.
- ^ "Progress 37". NASA. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "Mir". Astronautix. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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