Progress M-32 () was a Russian unmanned

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cargo spacecraft, which was launched in July 1996 to resupply the

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space station.

Launch

Progress M-32 launched on 31 July 1996 from the

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. It used a

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rocket. The launch was postponed several times, primarily following problems with quality control during Soyuz-U production.

Docking

Progress M-32 docked with the forward port of the

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on 2 August 1996 at 22:03:40 UTC, and was undocked on 18 August 1996 at 09:33:45 UTC to make way for

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. On 3 September 1996 at 09:35:00 UTC, Progress M-32 was redocked at the aft port of the

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module of Mir, following the departure of

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. Progress M-32 was finally undocked on 20 November 1996 at 19:51:20 UTC.

Decay

It remained in orbit until 20 November 1996, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 22:42:25 UTC.

References

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Launch

Docking

Decay

See also

References