 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft | |
| Mission type | Mir resupply |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1987-094A |
| SATCATno. | 18568[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Progress (No.140) |
| Spacecraft type | Progress 7K-TG[2] |
| Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 20 November 1987, 23:47:12 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U2[2] |
| Launch site | Baikonur,Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 19 December 1987, 12:56:00 UTC[3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 326 km[3] |
| Apogee altitude | 343 km[3] |
| Inclination | 51.6°[3] |
| Period | 91.2 minutes[3] |
| Epoch | 20 November 1987 |
| Docking withMir | |
| Docking port | Kvant-1 aft[3] |
| Docking date | 23 November 1987, 01:39:13 UTC |
| Undocking date | 19 December 1987, 08:15:46 UTC |
Progress 33 (Russian:Прогресс 33) was aSoviet uncrewedProgress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in November 1987 to resupply theMir space station.
Progress 33 launched on 20 November 1987 from theBaikonur Cosmodrome in theKazakh SSR. It used aSoyuz-U2 rocket.[2][4]
Progress 33 docked with the aft port of theKvant-1 module of Mir on 23 November 1987 at 01:39:13 UTC, and was undocked on 19 December 1987 at 08:15:46 UTC.[3][5]
It remained in orbit until 19 December 1987, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 12:56:00 UTC and the mission ended at 13:37 UTC.[3][5]
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