 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft | |
| Mission type | Mir resupply |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1987-023A |
| SATCATno. | 17564[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Progress (No.137) |
| Spacecraft type | Progress 7K-TG[2] |
| Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 3 March 1987, 11:14:05 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U2[2] |
| Launch site | Baikonur,Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 28 March 1987, 03:01:01 UTC[3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 185 km[3] |
| Apogee altitude | 254 km[3] |
| Inclination | 51.6°[3] |
| Period | 88.9 minutes[3] |
| Epoch | 3 March 1987 |
| Docking withMir | |
| Docking port | Mir Core Module aft[3] |
| Docking date | 5 March 1987, 12:42:36 UTC |
| Undocking date | 26 March 1987, 05:06:48 UTC |
Progress 28 (Russian:Прогресс 28) was aSoviet uncrewedProgress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in March 1987 to resupply theMir space station.
Progress 28 launched on 3 March 1987 from theBaikonur Cosmodrome in theKazakh SSR. It used aSoyuz-U2 rocket.[2][4]
Progress 28 docked with the aft port of theMir Core Module on 5 March 1987 at 12:42:36 UTC, and was undocked on 26 March 1987 at 05:06:48 UTC.[3][5]
It remained in orbit until 28 March 1987, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 03:01:01 UTC and the mission ended at 03:49 UTC.[3][5]
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