 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft | |
| Mission type | Mir resupply |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1987-034A |
| SATCATno. | 17878[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Progress (No.127) |
| Spacecraft type | Progress 7K-TG[2] |
| Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 21 April 1987, 15:14:17 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U2[2] |
| Launch site | Baikonur,Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 11 May 1987, 07:51:16 UTC[3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 189 km[3] |
| Apogee altitude | 237 km[3] |
| Inclination | 51.6°[3] |
| Period | 88.8 minutes[3] |
| Epoch | 21 April 1987 |
| Docking withMir | |
| Docking port | Kvant-1 aft[3] |
| Docking date | 21 April 1987, 15:14:17 UTC |
| Undocking date | 11 May 1987, 03:10:01 UTC |
Progress 29 (Russian:Прогресс 29) was aSoviet uncrewedProgress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in April 1987 to resupply theMir space station.
Progress 29 launched on 21 April 1987 from theBaikonur Cosmodrome in theKazakh SSR. It used aSoyuz-U2 rocket.[2][4]
Progress 29 docked with the aft port of theKvant-1 module of Mir on 21 April 1987 at 15:14:17 UTC, and was undocked on 11 May 1987 at 03:10:01 UTC.[3][5]
It remained in orbit until 11 May 1987, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 07:51:16 UTC and the mission ended at 08:28 UTC.[3][5]
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