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Progress 7K-TGM No. 227

Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Russia) on April 9, 1995, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 9, 1995 · 19:34 UTCLaunch 1995-020Launch no. 3,983 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 9, 1995, 19:34
Launch designation
1995-020
Mission
Progress 7K-TGM No. 227
Flight name
Progress M-27
Vehicle flight ID
V 15000-646

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
417 km
Payload mass to orbit
9.6 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Progress M-271995-020ANORAD 23555RKK EnergiyaHuman spaceflight7,170 kgDocked with another object · Apr 11, 1995
GFZ-11986-017JENORAD 23558Geoforschungszentrum PotzdamGeodesy20 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 23, 1999

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