Progress M-43 () was a Russian unmanned
Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in October 2000 to resupply the
Mir space station.
Launch
Progress M-43 launched on 16 October 2000 from the
Baikonur Cosmodrome
The Baikonur Cosmodrome ( kk, Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, translit=Baiqoñyr ğaryş ailağy, ; russian: Космодром Байконур, translit=Kosmodrom Baykonur, ) is a spaceport in an area of southern Kazakhstan leased to R ...
in
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
. It used a
Soyuz-U rocket.
The launch had been delayed from the previous day.
Docking
Progress M-43 docked with Mir on 20 October 2000 at 21:16:05 UTC.
Decay
It remained in orbit until 29 January 2001, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 02:12 UTC.
See also
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2000 in spaceflight
This article outlines notable events occurring in 2000 in spaceflight, including major launches and Extravehicular activity, EVAs.
Launches
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List of Progress missions
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List of uncrewed spaceflights to Mir
References
Progress (spacecraft) missions
2000 in Kazakhstan
Spacecraft launched in 2000
Spacecraft which reentered in 2001
Spacecraft launched by Soyuz-U rockets
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