Progress 39 () was a
Soviet
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
unmanned
Progress
Progress is the movement towards a refined, improved, or otherwise desired state. In the context of progressivism, it refers to the proposition that advancements in technology, science, and social organization have resulted, and by extension w ...
cargo spacecraft, which was launched in December 1988 to resupply the
Mir EO-4 expedition aboard the
Mir
''Mir'' (russian: Мир, ; ) was a space station that operated in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001, operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia. ''Mir'' was the first modular space station and was assembled in orbit from 1986 to&n ...
space station.
Launch
Progress 39 launched on 25 December 1988 from the
Baikonur Cosmodrome
''Baiqoñyr ğaryş ailağy'' rus, Космодром Байконур''Kosmodrom Baykonur''
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in the
Kazakh SSR
; kk, Қазақ Советтік Социалистік Республикасы)
*1991: Republic of Kazakhstan (russian: Республика Казахстан; kk, Қазақстан Республикасы)
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. It used a
Soyuz-U2
The Soyuz-U2 ( GRAU index 11A511U2) was a Soviet, later Russian, carrier rocket. It was derived from the Soyuz-U, and a member of the R-7 family of rockets. It featured increased performance compared with the baseline Soyuz-U, due to the use ...
rocket.
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Docking
Progress 39 docked with the aft port of the
Kvant-1 module of Mir on 27 December 1988 at 05:35:10 UTC, and was undocked on 7 February 1989 at 06:45:34 UTC.
Decay
It remained in orbit until 7 February 1989, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at around 12:49 UTC and the mission ended at 13:49 UTC.
See also
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1988 in spaceflight
The following is an outline of 1988 in spaceflight.
Launches
Deep-space rendezvous
There were no deep-space rendezvous in 1988.
References
Footnotes
{{Orbital launches in 1988
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List of Progress missions
This is a list of missions conducted by Progress automated spacecraft. Progress is an uncrewed Russian (previously Soviet) cargo spacecraft which has been used since 1978 to deliver supplies to Soviet space stations Salyut 6, Salyut 7, Mir, an ...
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List of uncrewed spaceflights to Mir
This is a list of uncrewed spaceflights to Mir. Components of the space station are indicated in green.
*A. - Time from docking until debris impact in the Pacific Ocean at approximately 05:59 GMT on 23 March 2001.
*B. - From time of launch
*C. ...
References
Progress (spacecraft) missions
1988 in the Soviet Union
Spacecraft launched in 1988
Spacecraft which reentered in 1989
Spacecraft launched by Soyuz-U rockets
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