Progress 24

Progress 24 () was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in June 1985 to resupply the Salyut 7 space station.

Launch

Progress 24 launched on 21 June 1985, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Kazakh SSR. It used a Soyuz-U rocket.

Docking

Progress 24 docked with the aft port of Salyut 7 on 23 June 1985 at 02:54 UTC, and was undocked on 15 July 1985 at 12:28 UTC.

Decay

It remained in orbit until 15 July 1985, when it was deorbited. The deorbit burn occurred at 22:33:31 UTC, with the mission ending at around 23:10 UTC.

See also

1985 in spaceflight

List of Progress missions

List of uncrewed spaceflights to Salyut space stations

References

Progress (spacecraft) missions

1985 in the Soviet Union

Spacecraft launched in 1985

Spacecraft which reentered in 1985

Spacecraft launched by Soyuz-U rockets