Progress 42

Progress 42 (Russian: Прогресс 42) was a Soviet unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in May 1990 to resupply the Mir space station.

Progress 42
A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft
Mission typeMir resupply
COSPAR ID1990-041A
SATCAT no.20602
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftProgress (No.150)
Spacecraft typeProgress 7K-TG
ManufacturerNPO Energia
Start of mission
Launch date5 May 1990, 20:44:01 UTC
RocketSoyuz-U2
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 1/5
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date27 May 1990, 11:40:00 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude188 km
Apogee altitude243 km
Inclination51.6°
Period88.8 minutes
Epoch5 May 1990
Docking with Mir
Docking portKvant-1 aft
Docking date7 May 1990, 22:45:03 UTC
Undocking date27 May 1990, 07:08:58 UTC
 
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