Progress M-42
A Progress-M spacecraft | |
| Mission type | Mir resupply |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | 1999-038A |
| SATCAT no. | 25858 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Progress (No.242) |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-M |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 16 July 1999, 16:37:33 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur, Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 2 February 2000, 06:10:40 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 192 km |
| Apogee altitude | 249 km |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Period | 88.6 minutes |
| Epoch | 16 July 1999 |
| Docking with Mir | |
| Docking port | Kvant-1 aft |
| Docking date | 18 July 1999, 17:53:21 UTC |
| Undocking date | 2 February 2000, 03:11:52 UTC |
Progress M-42 (Russian: Прогресс M-42) was a Russian unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in July 1999 to resupply the Mir space station.