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Progress 7K-TGM No. 236

Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Russia) on October 5, 1997, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 5, 1997 · 15:08 UTCLaunch 1997-058Launch no. 4,177 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyVKS RVSNRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 5, 1997, 15:08
Launch designation
1997-058
Mission
Progress 7K-TGM No. 236
Flight name
Progress M-36
Vehicle flight ID
S 15000-064
Flight code
RS-17

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
392 km
Payload mass to orbit
9.8 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Spoutnik-401997-058CNORAD 24958RKK EnergiyaCommunications3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 21, 1998
Progress M-361997-058ANORAD 25002RKK EnergiyaHuman spaceflight7,195 kgDocked with another object · Oct 8, 1997
X-Mir Inspector1997-058DNORAD 25100Daimler-Benz Aerospace Raumfahrt-Infrastruktur (DASA RI)Technology72 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 2, 1998

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