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Progress M-66 Spacecraft Launched From Baikonur Cosmodrome

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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Today, at at 08 hours 49 minutes 46 seconds Moscow Time, transport cargo vehicle Progress M-66 was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The transport cargo vehicle was inserted into reference near-earth orbit with the following parameters: inclination of 51/63 degrees minimum altitude of 1925 km; maximum altitude of 2496 km; orbital period of 88.62 min. [Launch photos] [Progress News and Imagery]

Today, at at 08 hours 49 minutes 46 seconds Moscow Time, transport cargo vehicle Progress M-66 was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The transport cargo vehicle was inserted into reference near-earth orbit with the following parameters: inclination of 51/63 degrees minimum altitude of 1925 km; maximum altitude of 2496 km; orbital period of 88.62 min. [Launch photos] [Progress News and Imagery]

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