Progress 25 () was a
Soviet
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uncrewed
Progress
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cargo spacecraft, which was launched in March 1986 to resupply the
Mir space station.
Launch
Progress 25 launched on 19 March 1986 from the
Baikonur Cosmodrome
''Baiqoñyr ğaryş ailağy'' rus, Космодром Байконур''Kosmodrom Baykonur''
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in the
Kazakh SSR
; kk, Қазақ Советтік Социалистік Республикасы)
*1991: Republic of Kazakhstan (russian: Республика Казахстан; kk, Қазақстан Республикасы)
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. It used a
Soyuz-U2 rocket.
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Docking
Progress 25 docked with the aft port of the
Mir Core Module on 21 March 1986 at 11:16:02 UTC, and was undocked on 20 April 1986 at 19:24:08 UTC.
Decay
It remained in orbit until 21 April 1986, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 00:00 UTC and the mission ended at 00:48:30 UTC.
See also
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1986 in spaceflight
The year 1986 saw the destruction of Space Shuttle Challenger shortly after lift-off, killing all seven aboard, the first in-flight deaths of American astronauts. This accident followed the successful flight of Columbia
Columbia may ref ...
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List of Progress missions
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List of uncrewed spaceflights to Mir
References
Progress (spacecraft) missions
1986 in the Soviet Union
Spacecraft launched in 1986
Spacecraft which reentered in 1986
Spacecraft launched by Soyuz-U rockets
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