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Progress 7K-TGM No 238

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

May 14, 1998 · 22:12 UTCLaunch 1998-031Launch no. 4,238 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSN RFRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 14, 1998, 22:12
Launch designation
1998-031
Mission
Progress 7K-TGM No 238
Flight name
Progress M-39
Vehicle flight ID
M 15000-661

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Progress M-391998-031ANORAD 25340RKK EnergiyaHuman spaceflight7,125 kgDocked with another object · May 16, 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.