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| Mission type | Salyut 7 resupply |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1984-086A |
| SATCATno. | 15193[1] |
| Mission duration | 13 days and 19 hours |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Progress (No.124) |
| Spacecraft type | Progress 7K-TG[2] |
| Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 14 August 1984, 06:28:15 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U[2] |
| Launch site | Baikonur1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 28 August 1984, 01:28 UTC[3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 186 km[3] |
| Apogee altitude | 250 km[3] |
| Inclination | 51.6°[3] |
| Period | 88.9 minutes[3] |
| Epoch | 14 August 1984 |
| Docking withSalyut 7 | |
| Docking port | Aft[3] |
| Docking date | 16 August 1984, 08:11 UTC |
| Undocking date | 26 August 1984, 16:13 UTC |
| Time docked | 10 days, 8 hours and 2 minutes |
Progress 23 (Russian:Прогресс 23) was aSoviet uncrewedProgress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in August 1984 to resupply theSalyut 7 space station.
Progress 23 launched on 14 August 1984 from theBaikonur Cosmodrome in theKazakh SSR. It used aSoyuz-U rocket.[2][4]
Progress 23 docked with the aft port of Salyut 7 on 16 August 1984 at 08:11 UTC, and was undocked on 26 August 1984 at 16:13 UTC.[3][5]
It remained in orbit until 28 August 1984, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 01:28 UTC, with the mission ending at around 02:15 UTC.[3][5]
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