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Entry no.
1993-0062

PROGRESS-M 16

PROGRESS-M 16 (NORAD 22530) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry after a space station visit on 27 March 1993, after 1 month in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
22530
International designator
1993-012A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
21 Feb 1993Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Mar 1993UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month34 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
7,338 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 16’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 27 Mar 1993

2 entries
1993-0063SL-12 R/B(1)1993-0061SL-12 DEB

From the same launch

1993-012
1993-0043SL-4 R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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