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Progress 7K-TG No. 149

Soyuz-U2 launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on March 16, 1989, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 16, 1989 · 18:54 UTCLaunch 1989-023Launch no. 3,393 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U2
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 16, 1989, 18:54
Launch designation
1989-023
Mission
Progress 7K-TG No. 149
Flight name
Progress-41
Vehicle flight ID
T 15000-034

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Progress-411989-023ANORAD 19895NPO EnergiyaHuman spaceflight6,995 kgDocked with another object · Mar 18, 1989

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