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Progress 7K-TGM No. 234

Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Russia) on April 6, 1997, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 6, 1997 · 16:04 UTCLaunch 1997-014Launch no. 4,132 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 6, 1997, 16:04
Launch designation
1997-014
Mission
Progress 7K-TGM No. 234
Flight name
Progress M-34
Vehicle flight ID
Kh15000-652

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-341997-014ANORAD 24757RKK EnergiyaHuman spaceflight7,156 kgDocked with another object · Apr 8, 1997

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