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Progress 7K-TGM No 241

Soyuz-U-PVB launch from Baikonur (Russia) on April 2, 1999, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 2, 1999 · 11:28 UTCLaunch 1999-015Launch no. 4,303 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSN RFRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 2, 1999, 11:28
Launch designation
1999-015
Mission
Progress 7K-TGM No 241
Flight name
Progress M-41
Vehicle flight ID
M 15000-663

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
362 km
Payload mass to orbit
9.6 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Progress M-411999-015ANORAD 25664RKK EnergiyaHuman spaceflight7,180 kgDocked with another object · Apr 4, 1999
Sputnik-991999-015CNORAD 25685AMSAT-RussiaCommunications3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 29, 1999

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