Progress 21

Progress 21
A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft
Mission typeSalyut 7 resupply
COSPAR ID1984-042A
SATCAT no.14961
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftProgress (No.116)
Spacecraft typeProgress 7K-TG
ManufacturerNPO Energia
Start of mission
Launch date7 May 1984, 22:47:15 UTC
RocketSoyuz-U
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 31/6
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date26 May 1984, 15:00:30 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude187 km
Apogee altitude246 km
Inclination51.6°
Period88.8 minutes
Epoch26 May 1984
Docking with Salyut 7
Docking portAft
Docking date10 May 1984, 00:10 UTC
Undocking date26 May 1984, 09:41 UTC

Progress 21 (Russian: Прогресс 21) was a Soviet uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in May 1984 to resupply the Salyut 7 space station.