| Mission type | Mir resupply |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1990-020A |
| SATCATno. | 20513 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M 11F615A55 |
| Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
| Launch mass | 7,250 kilograms (15,980 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 28 February 1990, 23:10:57 (1990-02-28UTC23:10:57Z) UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U2 |
| Launch site | BaikonurSite 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 28 April 1990, 00:52 (1990-04-28UTC00:53Z) UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 378 kilometres (235 mi)[1] |
| Apogee altitude | 400 kilometres (250 mi)[1] |
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| Docking withMir | |
| Docking port | Kvant-1 Aft |
| Docking date | 3 March 1990, 01:04:32 UTC |
| Undocking date | 27 April 1990, 20:24:43 UTC |
| Time docked | 56 days |
Progress M-3 (Russian:Прогресс М-3) was aSoviet uncrewed cargo spacecraft which was launched in 1990 to resupply theMir space station.[2] The twentieth of sixty fourProgress flights to visit Mir, it was aProgress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, and had theserial number 203.[3] It carried supplies including food, water and oxygen for theEO-6 crew aboard Mir, as well as equipment for conducting scientific research, and fuel for adjusting the station's orbit and performing manoeuvres.
Progress M-3 was launched at 23:10:57 GMT on 28 February 1990, atop aSoyuz-U2 carrier rocket flying fromSite 1/5 at theBaikonur Cosmodrome.[3] It docked with the aft port of theKvant-1 module at 01:04:32 GMT on 3 March.[4][5] During the 56 days for which it was docked with Mir, the station was in an orbit of around 378 by 400 kilometres (204 by 216 nmi), with 51.6 degrees ofinclination.[1]
Progress M-3 undocked at 20:24:43 GMT on 27 April[4] to make way forProgress 42. It was deorbited at 00:00:00 GMT the next day.[4] It burned up in the atmosphere over thePacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 00:52 GMT.[1][4]
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