Progress 10
A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft
Mission typeSalyut 6 resupply
COSPAR ID1980-055A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.11867[1]
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftProgress (No.110)
Spacecraft typeProgress 7K-TG[2]
ManufacturerNPO Energia
Start of mission
Launch date29 June 1980, 04:40:42 UTC[1]
RocketSoyuz-U[2]
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 1/5
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date19 July 1980, 01:47 UTC[3]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude183 km[3]
Apogee altitude264 km[3]
Inclination51.6°[3]
Period89.0 minutes[3]
Epoch29 June 1980
Docking with Salyut 6
Docking portAft[3]
Docking date1 July 1980, 05:53 UTC
Undocking date17 July 1980, 22:21 UTC
 

Progress 10 (Russian: Прогресс 10) was a Soviet unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in June 1980 to resupply the Salyut 6 space station.

Spacecraft

Progress 10 was a Progress 7K-TG spacecraft. The tenth of forty three to be launched, it had the serial number 110.[4][5] The Progress 7K-TG spacecraft was the first generation Progress, derived from the Soyuz 7K-T and intended for uncrewed logistics missions to space stations in support of the Salyut programme. On some missions the spacecraft were also used to adjust the orbit of the space station.[6]

The Progress spacecraft had a dry mass of 6,520 kilograms (14,370 lb), which increased to around 7,020 kilograms (15,480 lb) when fully fuelled. It measured 7.48 metres (24.5 ft) in length, and 2.72 metres (8 ft 11 in) in diameter. Each spacecraft could accommodate up to 2,500 kilograms (5,500 lb) of payload, consisting of dry cargo and propellant. The spacecraft were powered by chemical batteries, and could operate in free flight for up to three days, remaining docked to the station for up to thirty.[6]

Launch

Progress 10 launched on 29 June 1980 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh SSR. It used a Soyuz-U rocket.[2][7]

Docking

Progress 10 docked with the aft port of Salyut 6 on 1 July 1980 at 05:53 UTC, and was undocked on 17 July 1980 at 22:21 UTC.[3][8]

Decay

It remained in orbit until 19 July 1980, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 01:47 UTC and the mission ended at around 02:30 UTC.[3][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Launchlog". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Progress 1 - 42 (11F615A15, 7K-TG)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Cargo spacecraft "Progress 10"". Manned Astronautics figures and facts. Archived from the original on 10 September 2007.
  4. ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Progress 1 - 42 (11F615A15, 7K-TG)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  5. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  6. ^ a b Hall, Rex D.; Shayler, David J. (2003). Soyuz: A Universal Spacecraft. Springer-Praxis. pp. 239–250. ISBN 1-85233-657-9.
  7. ^ "Progress 10". NASA. Retrieved 4 December 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  8. ^ a b "Salyut 6". Astronautix. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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