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Progress 7K-TGM No 236

Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Russia) on December 20, 1997, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 20, 1997 · 08:45 UTCLaunch 1997-081Launch no. 4,201 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSN RFRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 20, 1997, 08:45
Launch designation
1997-081
Mission
Progress 7K-TGM No 236
Flight name
Progress M-37
Vehicle flight ID
S 15000-654

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Progress M-371997-081ANORAD 25102RKK EnergiyaHuman spaceflight7,040 kgDocked with another object · Dec 22, 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.