Progress M-32
Progress M-32 (Russian: Прогресс M-32) was a Russian unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in July 1996 to resupply the Mir space station.
 A Progress-M spacecraft | |
| Mission type | Mir resupply |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1996-043A |
| SATCAT no. | 24071[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Progress (No.232) |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M[2] |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 31 July 1996, 20:00:06 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U[2] |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 20 November 1996, 22:42:25 UTC[3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 186 km[3] |
| Apogee altitude | 229 km[3] |
| Inclination | 51.6°[3] |
| Period | 88.6 minutes[3] |
| Epoch | 31 July 1996 |
| Docking with Mir | |
| Docking port | Mir Core Module forward[3] |
| Docking date | 2 August 1996, 22:03:40 UTC |
| Undocking date | 18 August 1996, 09:33:45 UTC |
| Docking with Mir | |
| Docking port | Kvant-1 aft[3] |
| Docking date | 3 September 1996, 09:35:00 UTC |
| Undocking date | 20 November 1996, 19:51:20 UTC |
Launch
Progress M-32 launched on 31 July 1996 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It used a Soyuz-U rocket.[2][4] The launch was postponed several times, primarily following problems with quality control during Soyuz-U production.[5]
Docking
Progress M-32 docked with the forward port of the Mir Core Module 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 Soyuz TM-24.[5][3] On 3 September 1996 at 09:35:00 UTC, Progress M-32 was redocked at the aft port of the Kvant-1 module of Mir, following the departure of Soyuz TM-23. Progress M-32 was finally undocked on 20 November 1996 at 19:51:20 UTC.[5][3]
Decay
It remained in orbit until 20 November 1996, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 22:42:25 UTC.[5][3]
References
- "Launchlog". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- "Progress-M 1 - 13, 15 - 37, 39 - 67 (11F615A55, 7KTGM)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- "Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-32"". Manned Astronautics figures and facts. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007.
- "Progress M-32". NASA. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "Mir". Astronautix. Retrieved 3 December 2020.