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| Mission type | Salyut 7 resupply |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1985-051A |
| SATCATno. | 15838[1] |
| Mission duration | 24 days, 21 hours and 53 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Progress (No.125) |
| Spacecraft type | Progress 7K-TG[2] |
| Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 21 June 1985, 00:39:41 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U[2] |
| Launch site | Baikonur,Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 15 July 1985, 22:33:31 UTC[3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 189 km[3] |
| Apogee altitude | 251 km[3] |
| Inclination | 51.6°[3] |
| Period | 88.9 minutes[3] |
| Epoch | 21 June 1985 |
| Docking withSalyut 7 | |
| Docking port | Aft[3] |
| Docking date | 23 June 1985, 02:54 UTC |
| Undocking date | 15 July 1985, 12:28 UTC |
| Time docked | 22 days, 9 hours and 34 minutes |
Progress 24 (Russian:Прогресс 24) was aSoviet uncrewedProgress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in June 1985 to resupply theSalyut 7 space station.
Progress 24 launched on 21 June 1985, from theBaikonur Cosmodrome in theKazakh SSR. It used aSoyuz-U rocket.[2][4]
Progress 24 docked with the aft port of Salyut 7 on 23 June 1985 at 02:54 UTC, and was undocked on 15 July 1985 at 12:28 UTC.[3][5]
It remained in orbit until 15 July 1985, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 22:33:31 UTC, with the mission ending at around 23:10 UTC.[3][5]
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