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Progress 7K-TGM No 242

Soyuz-U-PVB launch from Baikonur (Russia) on July 16, 1999, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 16, 1999 · 16:37 UTCLaunch 1999-038Launch no. 4,328 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSN RFRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 16, 1999, 16:37
Launch designation
1999-038
Mission
Progress 7K-TGM No 242
Flight name
Progress M-42
Vehicle flight ID
M 15000-667

Orbit and payload

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

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Progress M-421999-038ANORAD 25858RKK EnergiyaHuman spaceflight7,150 kgDocked with another object · Jul 18, 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.