PROGRESS-M 20 (22867)

COSPAR: 1993-064A | Alt Name: Progress M-20

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

October 11, 1993

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC1

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-U

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

22867

International Designator

1993-064A

Decay Date

11/21/1993

Basic Satellite Info

Name

PROGRESS-M 20

Alternative Name

Progress M-20

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

NPOE

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

PROGRESS-M 20 (also known as Progress M-20) is a cargo spacecraft with NORAD ID 22867 and OBJECT_ID 1993-064A, manufactured by NPOE in Russia. Launched on October 11, 1993, from the TYMSC launch site using Soyuz-U as the launch vehicle, it measures 7.9 meters in length and has a diameter of 2.7 meters with a span also at 7.9 meters. The dry mass is recorded as 4500 kg while its launch mass was 7130 kg. Equipped with two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries for power, the satellite's shape consists of a sphere, cone, cylinder, and pan. It carries a Progress 7K-TGM No. 220 payload designed for cargo missions and uses a KTDU-80 (S5.80) motor. The spacecraft has an RCS (Reaction Control System) capacity of 18.5 kg.

Physical Characteristics

Length

7.9

Diameter

2.7

Span

7.9

Dry Mass

4500

Launch Mass

7130

Shape

Sphere + Cone + Cyl + Pan

Radar Cross Section

18.5

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Progress 7K-TGM No. 220

Purpose

Cargo

Mission

Cargo

Manufacturer

NPOE

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

7K-TGM

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

KTDU-80 (S5.80)

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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