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Progress 7K-TGM No 240

Soyuz-U-PVB launch from Baikonur (Russia) on March 14, 1998, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 14, 1998 · 22:45 UTCLaunch 1998-015Launch no. 4,222 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSN RFRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 14, 1998, 22:45
Launch designation
1998-015
Mission
Progress 7K-TGM No 240
Flight name
Progress M-38
Vehicle flight ID
S 15000-656

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
382 km
Payload mass to orbit
9.4 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Progress M-381998-015ANORAD 25256RKK EnergiyaHuman spaceflight6,307 kgDocked with another object · Mar 17, 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.