Progress M-34
Progress M-34 (Russian: Прогресс М-34) was a Russian uncrewed cargo spacecraft which was launched in 1997 to resupply the Mir space station, and which subsequently collided with Mir during a docking attempt, resulting in significant damage to the space station.
| Mission type | Mir resupply |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1997-014A |
| SATCAT no. | 24757 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M 11F615A55 |
| Manufacturer | NPO Energia |
| Launch mass | 7,156 kilograms (15,776 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 6 April 1997, 16:04:05 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 2 July 1997, 06:31:50 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| Docking with Mir | |
| Docking port | Kvant-1 Aft |
| Docking date | 8 April 1997, 17:30:01 UTC |
| Undocking date | 24 June 1997, 10:22:45 UTC |
| Time docked | 76.7 days |
| Docking with Mir | |
| Docking port | Kvant-1 Aft |
| Docking date | 25 June 1997, ~09:20 UTC Docking failed |
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