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Progress 20

Success Soviet Union, Soyuz-U2

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Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Rocket and boosterSoyuz-U2
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Soyuz-U2

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What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects
ObjectTypeOrbit
PROGRESS 20 1984-038A Payload re-entered 1984-05-07
SL-4 R/B 1984-038B Rocket body re-entered 1984-04-17

COSPAR ID 1984-038. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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