NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1979-039A
Automatic cargo spacecraft Progress 6 was launched by the USSR. It carried fuel, consumable materials and equipment to the Salyut 6 space station. It deorbited on June 9, 1978 at 18:51 GMT.
Launch Date: 1979-05-13
Launch Vehicle: Modified SS-6 (Sapwood) with 2nd Generation (Longer) Upper Stage
Launch Site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), U.S.S.R
Mass: 7020 kg
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