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Progress 7K-TG No. 103

Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on August 7, 1978, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 7, 1978 · 22:31 UTCLaunch 1978-077Launch no. 2,117 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 7, 1978, 22:31
Launch designation
1978-077
Mission
Progress 7K-TG No. 103
Flight name
Progress-3
Vehicle flight ID
Ye15000-138

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
354 km
Payload mass to orbit
9.2 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Progress-31978-077ANORAD 10999NPO EnergiyaHuman spaceflight7,250 kgDocked with another object · Aug 9, 1978

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.