Re: Progress decay/re-entry

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Ian,

At 20:28 10/08/96 +1000, you wrote:
>Can anyone tell me what happens to the old progress spacecraft when a new
>one docks ?
>I notice that OIG list the old one as no longer in orbit. Does it undergo
>controlled reentry and landing or is it "burned up" ?

Progress M spacecrafts are deorbited over South Pacific. Usually undocking
and deorbit are made the next day after launch of new spacecraft (Souyz TM
or Progress M) and one day before its docking.

Igor Lissov
Deputy Chief Editor - Novosti Kosmonavtiki
VideoCosmos Co.
Moscow, Russia

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