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Cargo spacecraft "Progress-2"
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Cargo spacecraft "Progress-2"
| BRIEFLY ABOUT CARGO |
| Registration number | 1978-070A / 10979 |
| Time and date of launch (UTC) | 11h.26m. July 07, 1978 |
| Launch site | Baikonur, LC 31? |
| Launch vehicle | Soyuz U |
| Mass (kg) | 7020 |
| Orbital parameters: | |
| - inclination (degrees) | 51.6 |
| - period (minutes) | 90.0 |
| - perigee (km) | 248 |
| - apogee (km) | 307 |
| Time and date of entry ignition (UTC) | 01h.31m. August 04, 1978 |
| Duration | 27d.14h. |
| Distance (km) | |
| Number of revolutions around Earth | 437 |
| Summary | Delivery of cargo to the orbital station "Salyut-6" |
| TIMELINE |
| Date | Time (UTC) | Spaceship's revo- lution number |
Station's revo- lution number |
Explanation |
| Jul 07, 1978 | 11:26:16 | 1 | Salyut-6:4441 | Lift-off cargo "Progress-2" . |
| Jul 09, 1978 | 12:58:59 | 34 | Salyut-6:4474 | Docking of "Progress-2" to aft (aggregative) unit of orbital complex "Salyut-6" - "Soyuz-29" . |
| Jul 29, 1978 | 04:00 |
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Salyut-6:4784 | Beginning of EVA ( Kovalyonok, Ivanchenkov ); station "Salyut-6" ; PE-2. |
| Jul 29, 1978 | 06:20 |
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Salyut-6:4785 | Ending of EVA ( Kovalyonok, Ivanchenkov ), duration 2:20; station "Salyut-6" . |
| Aug 02, 1978 | 04:57:44 | 408 | Salyut-6:4848 | Undocking of "Progress-2" from aft (aggregative) unit of orbital complex "Salyut-6" - "Soyuz-29" . |
| Aug 04, 1978 | 01:31:07 | 437 | Salyut-6:4877 | Deorbit burn of "Progress-2" . |
| Aug 04, 1978 | 02:15 | 438 | Salyut-6:4878 | End of existence of "Progress-2" . |
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