PROGRESS 22 (14996)

COSPAR: 1984-051A | Alt Name: Progress-22

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

May 28, 1984

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC31

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-U

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

14996

International Designator

1984-051A

Decay Date

7/15/1984

Basic Satellite Info

Name

PROGRESS 22

Alternative Name

Progress-22

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

NPOE

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

PROGRESS 22, also known as Progress-22, is a cargo satellite manufactured by NPOE and launched on May 28, 1984, from the TYSMC launch site using LC31 with a Soyuz-U launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 7.9 meters in length and diameter, and spans 7.9 meters. It had a dry mass of 4800 kg and a launch mass of 7250 kg. Equipped with batteries for power supply, its primary purpose was to deliver cargo. The satellite's configuration includes a shape described as a sphere plus cone plus cylinder plus panel. Its bus model is the 7K-TG, and it operates with a KTDU-80 motor. The satellite was owned by NPOE and carried a payload known as Progress 7K-TG No. 122.

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

294.11

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Progress 7K-TG No. 122

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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