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Entry no.
1978-0366

PROGRESS 3

PROGRESS 3 (NORAD 10999) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry after a space station visit on 23 August 1978, after 16 days in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
10999
International designator
1978-077A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
7 Aug 1978Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Aug 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
16 days16 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry) after a station visit
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
7,250 kg
Operator
NPO Energiya
Built by
NPO Energiya
Bus
7K-TG
Programme
Progress

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.

Life in orbit

16 days

Also ended on 23 Aug 1978

1 entry
1978-0365SL-6 PLAT

From the same launch

1978-077
1978-0361SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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