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Progress M No. 245

Soyuz-U-PVB launch from Baikonur (Russia) on August 21, 2001, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

August 21, 2001 · 09:23 UTCLaunch 2001-036Launch no. 4,487 in the log
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRAKARussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 21, 2001, 09:23
Launch designation
2001-036
Mission
Progress M No. 245
Flight name
Progress M-45
Vehicle flight ID
M 15000-065
Flight code
ISS 5P

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
417 km
Payload mass to orbit
9.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Progress M-452001-036ANORAD 26890RKK EnergiyaHuman spaceflight7,300 kgDocked with another object · Aug 23, 2001

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