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Progress 7K-TGM No. 231

Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Russia) on May 5, 1996, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 5, 1996 · 07:04 UTCLaunch 1996-028Launch no. 4,069 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 5, 1996, 07:04
Launch designation
1996-028
Mission
Progress 7K-TGM No. 231
Flight name
Progress M-31
Vehicle flight ID
Kh15000-648

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
396 km
Payload mass to orbit
9.6 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Progress M-311996-028ANORAD 23860RKK EnergiyaHuman spaceflight7,140 kgDocked with another object · May 7, 1996

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