Progress M-3
| Mission type | Mir resupply |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1990-020A |
| SATCAT no. | 20513 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | NPO Energia |
| Launch mass | 7,250 kilograms (15,980 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 28 February 1990, 23:10:57 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U2 |
| Launch site | Baikonur Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 28 April 1990, 00:52 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 378 kilometres (235 mi)[1] |
| Apogee altitude | 400 kilometres (250 mi)[1] |
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| Docking with Mir | |
| Docking port | Kvant-1 Aft |
| Docking date | 3 March 1990, 01:04:32 UTC |
| Undocking date | 27 April 1990, 20:24:43 UTC |
| Time docked | 56 days |
Progress M-3 (Russian: Прогресс М-3) was a Soviet uncrewed cargo spacecraft which was launched in 1990 to resupply the Mir space station.[2] The twentieth of sixty four Progress flights to visit Mir, it was a Progress-M 11F615A55 spacecraft, and had the serial number 203.[3] It carried supplies including food, water and oxygen for the EO-6 crew aboard Mir, as well as equipment for conducting scientific research, and fuel for adjusting the station's orbit and performing manoeuvres.
Progress M-3 was launched at 23:10:57 GMT on 28 February 1990, atop a
Progress M-3 undocked at 20:24:43 GMT on 27 April[4] to make way for Progress 42. It was deorbited at 00:00:00 GMT the next day.[4] It burned up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 00:52 GMT.[1][4]
See also
- 1990 in spaceflight
- List of Progress flights
- List of uncrewed spaceflights to Mir
References
- ^ a b c d McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ "Progress M-3". NSSDC Master Catalog. US National Space Science Data Center. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ a b McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ a b c d Anikeev, Alexander. "Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-3"". Manned Astronautics - Figures & Facts. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Progress M". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
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