Progress 7K-TG

Built & Operated By
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Government · founded 1992
Maiden Flight
20 JAN 1978
Flight Life
33 to 75 days
About
Progress is derived from the manned Soyuz spacecraft and is launched on the same vehicle, a Soyuz rocket. The purpose of Progress is to deliver supplies needed to sustain human presence in orbit. Currently it is used as a re-supply spacecraft for the ISS.
Spacecraft Specifications
Height
7.23 m
Diameter
2.72 m
Payload Capacity
1,700 kg
Rating
Uncrewed
Capability
Salyut-7 & Mir Logistics
Operational History
Progress 7K-TG , was a Soviet uncrewed spacecraft used to resupply space stations in low Earth orbit. Forty three flew, delivering cargo to Salyut 6, Salyut 7, and Mir. It was the first version of the Progress spacecraft to fly, and spawned later derivatives including the Progress-M which replaced it, and the later Progress-M1.