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Entry no.
1998-0143

PROGRESS-M 38

PROGRESS-M 38 (NORAD 25256) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry after a space station visit on 15 May 1998, after 2 months in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
25256
International designator
1998-015A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Russia
Launched
14 Mar 1998Baikonur Cosmodrome
Re-entered (UTC)
15 May 1998UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months62 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry) after a station visit
Latitude range
51.7°N to 51.7°SFinal inclination 51.7°
Mass
6,307 kg
Operator
RKKE
Built by
TsSKB-Progress
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 51.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.7°N and 51.7°S.

Life in orbit

2 months

PROGRESS-M 38’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 15 May 1998

2 entries
1998-0141PEGASUS DEB1998-0142PEGASUS DEB

From the same launch

1998-015
1998-0057SL-4 R/B
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