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Progress 7K-TG No. 115

Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on October 31, 1982, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 31, 1982 · 11:20 UTCLaunch 1982-107Launch no. 2,624 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 31, 1982, 11:20
Launch designation
1982-107
Mission
Progress 7K-TG No. 115
Flight name
Progress-16
Vehicle flight ID
Sh15000-335

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
362 km
Payload mass to orbit
9.4 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Progress-161982-107ANORAD 13638NPO EnergiyaHuman spaceflight7,250 kgDocked with another object · Nov 2, 1982
Iskra-31982-033ADNORAD 13663Moscow Aviation Institute, Student KB IskraCommunications28 kgTransferred to another vehicle · Nov 3, 1982

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