biro@pipa.DEC (02/11/86)
In reply form > list of informaiton on Soviet space station activity > ... informaiton about Progress flights in early 1984 ... name date # nasa# who launch reentry year PROGRESS 17 1983 085A 14283 USSR 17 AUG 18 SEP 1983 PROGRESS 18 1983 106A 14422 USSR 20 OCT 16 NOV 1983 PROGRESS 19 1984 018A 14757 USSR 21 FEB 01 APR 1984 PROGRESS 20 1984 038A 14932 USSR 15 APR 07 MAY 1984 PROGRESS 21 1984 024A?? 14961 USSR 07 MAY 26 MAY 1984 PROGRESS 22 1984 051A 14996 USSR 28 MAY 15 JUL 1984 PROGRESS 23 1984 086A 15193 USSR 14 AUG 28 AUG 1984 PROGRESS 24 1985 051A 15838 USSR 21 JUN 15 JUL 1985 I do not have any detail on mission description except for PROGRESS 24, it was the cargo ship to deliver water to the Salyut_7. It also contained delivered new chemical batteries,fuel and equipment needed to continue the mission. SAYLUT_7 water supply was frozen and one of the first things they had to do was get the SAYLUT_7 temp. above freezing to thaw it out. The crew only had 8 days of water and emergency supplies for 7 to 9 more days. A Time Line of events for the repair of SAYLUT_7 OCT 2 SAYLUT_7 moth_balled and put into unmaned operation JUNE 6 SOYUZ T_13 piolted by Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Victor Savinykh was orbited JUNE 8 the ship approached the station and docked JUNE 10 the first battery was charged, 'jump charged, JUNE 13 the positioning control system, rendezvous facilities and the propulsion motors were tested JUNE 14 ships water supply predicted to run out and the Emergency supplies of water would only last until the 21 to 23 of June JUNE 16 enought heat to get the water running ** crisis had ended ** JUNE 23 PROGRESS 24 linked up with supplies, fuel and equipment needed to restore the SALYUT_7 (this would have been the last day of water) if water had not been restored on the 14th of July NOV 13 Voice Transmission Scrambled NOV 21 SOYUZ T-14 mission was cut short, commonauts returned to earth I would like to see the report, if you can when it is done 73's John (K1KSY)