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Progress 7K-TG No. 104

Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on March 12, 1979, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 12, 1979 · 05:47 UTCLaunch 1979-022Launch no. 2,189 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 12, 1979, 05:47
Launch designation
1979-022
Mission
Progress 7K-TG No. 104
Flight name
Progress-5
Vehicle flight ID
Ye15000-162

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
350 km
Payload mass to orbit
8.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Progress-51979-022ANORAD 11292NPO EnergiyaHuman spaceflight7,250 kgDocked with another object · Mar 14, 1979

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