Progress M-43
 A Progress-M spacecraft | |
| Mission type | Mir resupply |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 2000-064A |
| SATCAT no. | 26570 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Progress (No.243) |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 16 October 2000, 21:27:06 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 29 January 2001, 01:04 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 193 km |
| Apogee altitude | 244 km |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Period | 88.4 minutes |
| Epoch | 16 October 2000 |
| Docking with Mir | |
| Docking port | Kvant-1 aft |
| Docking date | 20 October 2000, 21:16:05 UTC |
| Undocking date | 25 January 2001, 05:19:49 UTC |
Progress Mir flights | |
Progress M-43 (Russian: Прогресс M-43) was a Russian unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in October 2000 to resupply the Mir space station.
Launch
Progress M-43 launched on 16 October 2000 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It used a Soyuz-U rocket. The launch had been delayed from the previous day.
Docking
Progress M-43 docked with Mir on 20 October 2000 at 21:16:05 UTC.
Decay
It remained in orbit until 29 January 2001, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 02:12 UTC.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Launchlog". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Progress-M 1 - 13, 15 - 37, 39 - 67 (11F615A55, 7KTGM)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Progress M-43". NASA. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Cargo spacecraft "Progress M-43"". Manned Astronautics figures and facts. Archived from the original on 18 October 2007.
- ↑ "Mir". Astronautix. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2020.