Progress M-7

 1991-020A

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Progress vehicle 208 (Progress M-7) carried 2542 kg of cargo and the second VBK return capsule. For the first time in the Progress and Progress M program, it failed to dock on the first attempt on 1991 Mar 22. A second approach to Kvant DP2 on Mar 23 also failed, narrowly avoiding a collision. A third attempt using instead the port on the Mir transfer compartment was successful on Mar 28.

Progress M-7
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1991 Mar 19	1305:15	Launch by Soyuz-U	KB
			88.49 186 x 213 x 51.6
	2130		89.65 235 x 278 x 51.6
1991 Mar 21			89.60 237 x 271 x 51.6
	1700		92.00 358 x 386 x 51.6
1991 Mar 22	1428	Rendezvous with Mir 100 m
	1445	Failed to dock with Kvant DP2 at 100m
	1446	Flyby Mir at 500m
	1900		92.14 371 x 387 x 51.6
1991 Mar 23	1428?	Rendezvous 2 with Mir KDP2
	1442	Missed by 5 m
	1900		92.05 366 x 385 x 51.6
1991 Mar 25	1200		92.03 364 x 383 x 51.6
1991 Mar 26	1900		92.02 363 x 382 x 51.6
1991 Mar 27	1200		92.10 365 x 388 x 51.6
	1700		92.10 365 x 389 x 51.6
1991 Mar 28	0500		92.09 365 x 388 x 51.6
	1202:28	Docked with Mir DP1
1991 Mar 29	0000		92.02 363 x 384 x 51.6
1991 May 6	2259:36	Undocked
1991 May 7	1624	Deorbited
	1720:05	VBK landing