NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1979-022A
Automatic cargo spacecraft Progress 5 was launched by the USSR to carry fuel and other supplies to the Salyut 6 space station. It deorbited on April 5, 1979 at 1:04 GMT.
Launch Date: 1979-03-12
Launch Vehicle: Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 2nd Generation (Longer) Upper Stage
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R
Mass: 7020 kg
Questions and comments about this spacecraft can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office