Friday, December 15, 2000

Progress 6

 1979-039A


7K-TG No. 106 (Progress-6) was launched on 1979 May 13, docking with Salyut-6 two days later. It undocked on June 8 but remained stationkeeping with Salyut-6 until Soyuz-34 completed its automatic docking. Progress-6 finally separated from the vicinity of the station late on June 8 and was deorbited a day later.


Progress-6 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1979 May 13  0417:10  Launch by Soyuz-U KB 
 0421  Blok I burn 
 0425  Blok I MECO 
 0500   88.86 190 x 247 x 51.62 
 1200   90.92 307 x 333 x 51.61 
1979 May 14  1400   91.00 313 x 335 x 51.6 
1979 May 15  0619:22  Docked with Salyut-6 
1979 May 21  1400   91.11 320 x 338 x 51.63 
1979 Jun 8  0759:41  Undocked from Salyut-6 
  Stationkeeping 
 2010?  Sep burn 
1979 Jun 9  0500   91.65 348 x 364 x 51.63 
 1851:46  Deorbited over Pacific 
 1917? Reentered over Pacific 

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