PROGRESS 16 (13638)

COSPAR: 1982-107A | Alt Name: Progress-16

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

October 31, 1982

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC1

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-U

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

13638

International Designator

1982-107A

Decay Date

12/14/1982

Basic Satellite Info

Name

PROGRESS 16

Alternative Name

Progress-16

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

NPOE

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

PROGRESS 16 (also known as Progress-16) is a cargo satellite with the OBJECT_ID 1982-107A and belongs to the BUS type 7K-TG. Launched on October 31, 1982, from TYMSC LC1 using a Soyuz-U launch vehicle, it was manufactured by NPOE for the Soviet Union (SU). The satellite has dimensions of 7.9 meters in length and diameter with a span of 7.9 meters. It had a dry mass of 4800 kg and launched with a mass of 7250 kg. Equipped with KTDU-80 motors, the spacecraft's power was provided by batteries. The satellite has a shape described as Sphere + Cone + Cyl + Pan and an RCS of 115.18. Its primary mission is cargo transport.

Physical Characteristics

Length

7.9

Diameter

2.7

Span

7.9

Dry Mass

4800

Launch Mass

7250

Shape

Sphere + Cone + Cyl + Pan

Radar Cross Section

115.18

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Progress 7K-TG No. 115

Purpose

Cargo

Mission

Cargo

Manufacturer

NPOE

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

7K-TG

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

KTDU-80

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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