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Entry no.
1990-0228

PROGRESS-M 3

PROGRESS-M 3 (NORAD 20513) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry after a space station visit on 28 April 1990, after 2 months in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
20513
International designator
1990-020A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
28 Feb 1990Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Apr 1990UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months59 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
7,249 kg
Operator
NPO Energiya
Built by
NPO Energiya
Bus
7K-TGM
Programme
Progress M

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

2 months

PROGRESS-M 3’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 28 Apr 1990

4 entries
1990-0229Kosmos-2053 SS 71990-0230COSMOS 20731990-0226COSMOS 1220 DEB1990-0227ARIANE 1 DEB

From the same launch

1990-020
1990-0129SL-4 R/B
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