Tuesday, March 18, 1997

Progress M-8

 1991-038A


Progress M 11F615A55 No. 207 (Progress M-8) carried 2693 kg of cargo including a cosmic ray experiment from UC Berkeley and a replacement rendezvous antenna for the Kvant module, as well as a 10m diameter balloon subsatellite to measure upper atmospheric air density. 


Progress M-8 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1991 May 30  0804:03  Launch by Soyuz-U  KB 
 0850 88.65 186 x 230 x 51.6 
 1430   90.22 281 x 290 x 51.6 
1991 May 31  1200   90.23 281 x 290 x 51.6 
1991 Jun 1  0944:37  Docked at Mir DP1  
 1200   91.88 363 x 370 x 51.6 
1991 Jun 3  2052   91.86 361 x 370 x 51.6 
1991 Jun 7   Orbit correction  
1991 Aug 15  2216:59  Undocked 
  Stationkeeping 
1991 Aug 16  1035Eject balloon cover 
 1038Eject balloon subsatellite 86-17FJ 
 1412Balloon burst 
1991 Aug 170600Deorbited over Pacific 
 0656:32  Reentered 

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