PROGRESS-M1 8 (27395)

COSPAR: 2002-013A | Alt Name: Progress M1-8

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

March 21, 2002

Launch Site

Tyuratam Missile and Space Complex

Launch Pad

LC1

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-U-PVB

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

27395

International Designator

2002-013A

Decay Date

6/25/2002

Basic Satellite Info

Name

PROGRESS-M1 8

Alternative Name

Progress M1-8

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

RKKE

Country

Russia

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

The PROGRESS-M1 8 (Progress M1-8) is a cargo spacecraft launched by Russia on March 21, 2002, from the Tyuratam Space Center using a Soyuz-U-PVB launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 7.9 meters in length and diameter, with a dry mass of 4500 kilograms and a launch mass of 7250 kilograms. It was manufactured by PROGT for cargo delivery purposes, equipped with two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries to provide power. The mission utilized the Progress M1 No. 257 payload, featuring a motor type 11D428A. The satellite's shape consists of a sphere, cone, cylinder, and two pans. Its owner is RKKE (Russian Space Systems).

Physical Characteristics

Length

7.9

Diameter

2.7

Span

7.9

Dry Mass

4500

Launch Mass

7250

Shape

Sphere + Cone + Cyl + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Progress M1 No. 257

Purpose

Cargo

Mission

Cargo

Manufacturer

PROGT

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

7K-TGM1

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

11D428A

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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