Progress 4

Progress 4
A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft
Mission typeSalyut 6 resupply
OperatorOKB-1
COSPAR ID1978-090A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.11040 [1]
Mission duration23 days
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftProgress s/n 105
Spacecraft typeProgress 7K-TG
ManufacturerNPO Energia
Launch mass7281 kg
Dry mass7020 kg
Payload mass2436 kg
Dimensions7.48 m in length and
2.72 m in diameter
Start of mission
Launch date3 October 1978, 23:09:30 UTC [1]
RocketSoyuz-U s/n Ye15000-152
Launch siteBaikonur, 1/5
ContractorOKB-1
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date26 October 1978, 16:28 UTC [2]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude191 km
Apogee altitude266 km
Inclination51.66°
Period88.8 minutes
Epoch3 October 1978
Docking with Salyut 6
Docking portAft [3]
Docking date6 October 1978, 01:00:15 UTC
Undocking date24 October 1978, 13:01:52 UTC
Time docked18.5 days
Cargo
Mass2436 kg
Pressurised1230 kg
Fuel705 kg
Gaseous50 kg
Water420 kg

Progress 4 (Russian: Прогресс 4), was a Progress cargo spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union in 1978 to resupply the Salyut 6 space station. It used the Progress 7K-TG configuration and was the fourth Progress mission to Salyut 6. It carried supplies aboard Salyut 6, as well as equipment for conducting scientific research, and fuel for adjusting the station's orbit and performing manoeuvres.

  1. ^ a b "Launchlog". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Progress 4". NASA. Retrieved 23 December 2017. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Cargo spacecraft "Progress-4"". Manned Astronautics figures and facts. Archived from the original on 10 September 2007.