Earth orbit
Progress M-3
Progress M-3 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Progress M program.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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Progress M-3 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Progress M program. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1990-020; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
The launch
- Launch
- 28 February 1990, 23:10:57 UTC
- Launch location
- GIK-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan
- Launch vehicle
- Soyuz-U2
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Launch intelligence
A Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U2 rocket launched the Progress M-3 mission on Wednesday, February 28, 1990 at 11:10 PM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- Soviet Space Program
- Vehicle
- Soyuz-U2
- COSPAR launch ID
- 1990-020
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Not published
- Target T-0
- Feb 28, 1990, 23:10 UTC
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- Feb 28 1990
- Pad and location
- LC-1, Baikonur Cosmodrome
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 28 April 1990
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Spacecraft
Progress M-3
GCAT program: Progress M.
- GCAT ID
- S20513
- Manufacturer
- NPO Energiya
- Launch mass
- 7,249 kg
- Dimensions
- 7.9 m long · 2.7 m diameter · 7.9 m span
Gallery
0 images from Progress M-3.
No mission imagery is available yet.
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