Progress M-31

Russian cargo spacecraft. Progress M-31 was launched on May 5, 1996 aboard a Soyuz-U from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (May 7, 1996).

COSPAR 1996-028ANORAD 23860Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT: Progress M-31
Payload designation: Progress 7K-TGM No. 231
International designator: 1996-028A
NORAD catalog number: 23860
GCAT identifier: S23860
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/320

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: Progress M
Owner: RKKE
Country: Russia
Builder: RKK Energiya
Platform (bus): 7K-TGM

Launch

Date: May 5, 1996 · 07:04 UTC
Launch record: 1996-028Success
Rocket: Soyuz-U
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 389 km
Apogee: 396 km
Inclination: 51.65°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: May 7, 1996
Last known active: Aug 1, 1996
End of operations: Aug 1, 1996

Size

Mass: 7,140 kg
Dry mass: 4,300 kg
Length: 7.9 m
Diameter: 2.70 m
Span: 7.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q10639676 (CC0).