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Entry no.
1991-0198

PROGRESS-M 7

PROGRESS-M 7 (NORAD 21188) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry after a space station visit on 7 May 1991, after 1 month in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
21188
International designator
1991-020A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
19 Mar 1991Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
7 May 1991UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month49 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
7,307 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

1 month

PROGRESS-M 7’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 7 May 1991

1 entry
1991-0197SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)

From the same launch

1991-020
1991-0133SL-4 R/B
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