Progress M-40
A Progress-M spacecraft | |
| Mission type | Mir resupply |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1998-062A |
| SATCAT no. | 25512 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Progress (No.239) |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 25 October 1998, 04:14:57 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 5 February 1999, 10:16:05 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 194 km |
| Apogee altitude | 238 km |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Period | 88.6 minutes |
| Epoch | 25 October 1998 |
| Docking with Mir | |
| Docking port | Kvant-1 aft |
| Docking date | 27 October 1998, 05:34:41 UTC |
| Undocking date | 4 February 1999, 09:59:32 UTC |
Progress M-40 (Russian: Прогресс M-40) was a Russian unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in October 1998 to resupply the Mir space station, carry the Sputnik 41 satellite and the unsuccessful Znamya 2.5 solar mirror.