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Progress 7K-TGM No. 229

Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Russia) on October 8, 1995, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 8, 1995 · 18:50 UTCLaunch 1995-053Launch no. 4,018 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 8, 1995, 18:50
Launch designation
1995-053
Mission
Progress 7K-TGM No. 229
Flight name
Progress M-29
Vehicle flight ID
V 15000-645

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
399 km
Payload mass to orbit
9.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Progress M-291995-053ANORAD 23678RKK EnergiyaHuman spaceflight7,122 kgDocked with another object · Oct 10, 1995

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