Progress 27
 A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft | |
| Mission type | Mir resupply |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1987-005A |
| SATCAT no. | 17299[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Progress (No.135) |
| Spacecraft type | Progress 7K-TG[2] |
| Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 16 January 1987, 06:06:23 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U2[2] |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 25 February 1987, 15:16:45 UTC[3] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 183 km[3] |
| Apogee altitude | 263 km[3] |
| Inclination | 51.6°[3] |
| Period | 89.0 minutes[3] |
| Epoch | 16 January 1987 |
| Docking with Mir | |
| Docking port | Mir Core Module aft[3] |
| Docking date | 18 January 1987, 07:26:50 UTC |
| Undocking date | 23 February 1987, 11:29:01 UTC |
Progress 27 (Russian: Прогресс 27) was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in January 1987 to resupply the Mir space station.
Launch
Progress 27 launched on 16 January 1987 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh SSR. It used a Soyuz-U2 rocket.[2][4]
Docking
Progress 27 docked with the aft port of the Mir Core Module on 18 January 1987 at 07:26:50 UTC, and was undocked on 23 February 1987 at 11:29:01 UTC.[3][5]
Decay
It remained in orbit until 25 February 1987, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 15:16:45 UTC and the mission ended at 16:05 UTC.[3][5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Launchlog". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Progress 1 - 42 (11F615A15, 7K-TG)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Cargo spacecraft "Progress 27"". Manned Astronautics figures and facts. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007.
- ^ "Progress 27". NASA. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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- ^ a b "Mir". Astronautix. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2020.