Progress 9

Progress 9
A Progress 7K-TG spacecraft
Mission typeSalyut 6 resupply
COSPAR ID1980-033A
SATCAT no.11784
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftProgress (No.109)
Spacecraft typeProgress 7K-TG
ManufacturerNPO Energia
Start of mission
Launch date27 April 1980, 06:24:00 UTC
RocketSoyuz-U
Launch siteBaikonur, Site 1/5
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date22 May 1980, 00:44 UTC
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude185 km
Apogee altitude255 km
Inclination51.7°
Period88.8 minutes
Epoch27 April 1980
Docking with Salyut 6
Docking portAft
Docking date29 April 1980, 08:09:19 UTC
Undocking date20 May 1980, 18:51 UTC

Progress 9 (Russian: Прогресс 9) was a Soviet unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft, which was launched in April 1980 to resupply the Salyut 6 space station.