VBK-Raduga
The VBK-Raduga is a reentry capsule, which allowed returning materials from the space station Mir. They were launched and finally deorbited with Progress-M cargo crafts. Before undocking from the space station, the crew repaced the docking probe with the VBK capsule. After the Progress-M deorbit burn, the capsule was ejected and reentered the atmosphere. It than parachuted to a landing area in russia.
Nation: | USSR / Russia |
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Type / Application: | Return capsule |
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Configuration: | Ballistic reentry capsule |
Propulsion: | none (deorbit via Progress-M) |
Power: | Batteries |
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Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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VBK-Raduga 1 | N/A | 27.09.1990 | Ba LC-1/5 | Soyuz-U2 | with Progress-M 5 | |
VBK-Raduga 2 | N/A | 19.03.1991 | Ba LC-1/5 | Soyuz-U2 | with Progress-M 7 | |
VBK-Raduga 3 | N/A | 20.08.1991 | Ba LC-1/5 | Soyuz-U2 | with Progress-M 9 | |
VBK-Raduga 4 | N/A | 17.10.1991 | Ba LC-1/5 | Soyuz-U2 | with Progress-M 10 | |
VBK-Raduga 5 | N/A | 19.04.1992 | Ba LC-1/5 | Soyuz-U2 | with Progress-M 12 | |
VBK-Raduga 6 | N/A | 15.08.1992 | Ba LC-31/6 | Soyuz-U2 | with Progress-M 14, VDU 1 | |
VBK-Raduga 7 | N/A | 22.05.1993 | Ba LC-1/5 | Soyuz-U2 | with Progress-M 18 | |
VBK-Raduga 8 | N/A | 10.08.1993 | Ba LC-1/5 | Soyuz-U | with Progress-M 19 | |
VBK-Raduga 9 | N/A | 11.10.1993 | Ba LC-1/5 | Soyuz-U | with Progress-M 20 | |
VBK-Raduga 10 | N/A | 22.03.1994 | Ba LC-1/5 | Soyuz-U | with Progress-M 22 |