Progress 12
 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft | |
| Mission type | Salyut 6 resupply |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1981-007A |
| SATCAT no. | 12152[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Progress (No.113) |
| Spacecraft type | Progress 7K-TG[2] |
| Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 24 January 1981, 14:18:02 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U[2] |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 20 March 1981, 16:59 UTC[3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 247 km[3] |
| Apogee altitude | 308 km[3] |
| Inclination | 51.7°[3] |
| Period | 90.0 minutes[3] |
| Epoch | 24 January 1981 |
| Docking with Salyut 6 | |
| Docking port | Aft[3] |
| Docking date | 26 January 1981, 15:56 UTC |
| Undocking date | 19 March 1981, 18:14 UTC |
Progress 12 (Template:Lang-ru) was a Soviet unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in January 1981 to resupply the Salyut 6 space station.
Launch
Progress 12 launched on 24 January 1981 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh SSR. It used a Soyuz-U rocket.[2][4]
Docking
Progress 12 docked with the aft port of Salyut 6 on 26 January 1981 at 15:56 UTC, and was undocked on 19 March 1981 at 18:14 UTC.[3][5]
Decay
It remained in orbit until 20 March 1981, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 16:59 UTC.[3][5]
See also
- 1981 in spaceflight
- List of Progress missions
- List of uncrewed spaceflights to Salyut space stations
References
- ^ a b "Launchlog". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Progress 1 - 42 (11F615A15, 7K-TG)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Cargo spacecraft "Progress 12"". Manned Astronautics figures and facts. Archived from the original on 10 September 2007.
- ^ "Progress 12". NASA. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "Salyut 6". Astronautix. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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