Progress M-35
Progress M-35 (Russian: Прогресс M-35) was a Russian unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in July 1997 to resupply the Mir space station.
 A Progress-M spacecraft | |
| Mission type | Mir resupply |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1997-033A |
| SATCAT no. | 24851[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Progress (No.235) |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M[2] |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 5 July 1997, 04:11:54 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U[2] |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 7 October 1997, 16:41 UTC[3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 188 km[3] |
| Apogee altitude | 248 km[3] |
| Inclination | 51.6°[3] |
| Period | 88.6 minutes[3] |
| Epoch | 5 July 1997 |
| Docking with Mir | |
| Docking port | Kvant-1 aft[3] |
| Docking date | 7 July 1997, 05:59:24 UTC |
| Undocking date | 6 August 1997, 11:46:45 UTC |
| Docking with Mir | |
| Docking port | Kvant-1 aft[3] |
| Docking date | 18 August 1997, 12:52:48 UTC |
| Undocking date | 7 October 1997, 12:03:47 UTC |
Launch
Progress M-35 launched on 5 July 1997 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It used a Soyuz-U rocket.[2][4]
Docking
Progress M-35 docked with the aft port of the Kvant-1 module of Mir on 7 July 1997 at 05:59:24 UTC, and was undocked on 6 August 1997 at 11:46:45 UTC, to make way for Soyuz TM-26.[3][5] Following a redocking of Soyuz TM-26 to the forward port of the Mir Core Module, Progress M-35 was redocked at the Kvant-1 aft port on 18 August 1997 at 12:52:48 UTC. Progress M-35 was finally undocked on 7 October 1997 at 12:03:47 UTC.[3][5]
Decay
It remained in orbit until 7 October 1997, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 16:41 UTC, with the mission ending at 17:23 UTC.[3][5]
References
- "Launchlog". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- "Progress-M 1 - 13, 15 - 37, 39 - 67 (11F615A55, 7KTGM)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- "Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-35"". Manned Astronautics figures and facts. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007.
- "Progress M-35". NASA. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "Mir". Astronautix. Retrieved 3 December 2020.