PROGRESS-M 23 (23114)

COSPAR: 1994-031A | Alt Name: Progress M-23

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

May 22, 1994

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC1

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-U2

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

23114

International Designator

1994-031A

Decay Date

7/2/1994

Basic Satellite Info

Name

PROGRESS-M 23

Alternative Name

Progress M-23

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

RKKE

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

The PROGRESS-M 23 satellite, also known as Progress M-23, was launched on May 22, 1994, from the TSYMC launch site using a Soyuz-U2 launch vehicle from Launch Pad LC1. The spacecraft has dimensions of 7.9 meters in length and diameter, and its dry mass is 4500 kilograms with an initial launch mass of 7117 kilograms. It was manufactured by RKKE for cargo purposes and equipped with deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries to provide power. The satellite's shape is a combination of sphere, cone, cylinder, and pan sections. Its mission is focused on transporting cargo and it uses the KTDU-80 (S5.80) motor for propulsion.

Physical Characteristics

Length

7.9

Diameter

2.7

Span

7.9

Dry Mass

4500

Launch Mass

7117

Shape

Sphere + Cone + Cyl + Pan

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Progress 7K-TGM No. 223

Purpose

Cargo

Mission

Cargo

Manufacturer

RKKE

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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