# Progress M-24

> 1994 Russian uncrewed cargo spacecraft

**Wikidata**: [Q4379832](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4379832)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_M-24)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/progress-m-24

## Summary
Progress M-24 is a 1994 Russian uncrewed cargo spacecraft of the Progress-M series used to resupply space stations. It was launched on 1994-08-25 from Gagarin's Start by a Soyuz-U rocket and re-entered the atmosphere on 1994-10-05.

## Key Facts
- Instance: Progress M-24 is an instance of the Progress-M spacecraft class (a class used to resupply space stations).
- COSPAR ID: 1994-052A.
- Satellite Catalog Number (SCN): 23215.
- Launch date: 1994-08-25.
- Launch site: Gagarin's Start.
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz-U (a Universal variant of the Soyuz rocket family; originating country: Soviet Union).
- End of mission / atmospheric entry: 1994-10-05.
- Freebase ID: /m/0jkww3n.
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "23215"].

## FAQs
### Q: What is Progress M-24?
A: Progress M-24 is an uncrewed cargo spacecraft of the Progress-M series launched in 1994 to perform resupply-related duties typical of that class of vehicles.

### Q: When and where was Progress M-24 launched?
A: Progress M-24 was launched on 1994-08-25 from Gagarin's Start.

### Q: What rocket launched Progress M-24?
A: Progress M-24 was launched by a Soyuz-U rocket, a Universal variant of the Soyuz family associated with the Soviet Union.

### Q: What happened to Progress M-24 at the end of its mission?
A: Progress M-24 underwent atmospheric entry (orbital decay) on 1994-10-05, marking the end of its mission.

## Why It Matters
Progress M-24 is part of the long-running Progress series of uncrewed cargo spacecraft that provide logistical support to crewed space stations. Vehicles of the Progress-M class are specifically used to deliver supplies, equipment, and consumables that sustain human presence in orbit. Each individual Progress mission, including Progress M-24, contributes to the operational continuity and sustainment of crewed space activities by maintaining a steady flow of cargo and by enabling routine disposal of station waste through controlled reentry. The mission dates and identifiers for Progress M-24 (COSPAR 1994-052A; SCN 23215) place it in the mid-1990s period of Russian spaceflight operations, reflecting ongoing post-Soviet-era launch activity from historic launch infrastructure such as Gagarin's Start. Such missions collectively support long-duration human spaceflight capabilities and the logistics infrastructure that underpins them.

## Notable For
- Being an operational member of the Progress-M class, the logistics spacecraft series used to resupply space stations.
- Launch from the historic Gagarin's Start launch pad on 1994-08-25.
- Use of the Soyuz-U launch vehicle, a Universal variant of the Soyuz family associated with the Soviet Union.
- Official identifiers: COSPAR 1994-052A and Satellite Catalog Number 23215.
- Mission conclusion by atmospheric entry on 1994-10-05.

## Body
### Overview
- Name: Progress M-24.
- Type: Uncrewed cargo spacecraft.
- Class: Progress-M (class used to resupply space stations).

### Identification and catalog data
- COSPAR ID: 1994-052A.
- Satellite Catalog Number (SCN): 23215.
- Freebase identifier: /m/0jkww3n.
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "23215"].
- Wikidata description: 1994 Russian uncrewed cargo spacecraft.
- Wikipedia pages exist in multiple languages (el, en, ru, sv).

### Launch vehicle and site
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz-U, described as a Universal variant of the Soyuz rocket family, associated with the Soviet Union.
- Launch site / start point: Gagarin's Start.
- Documented significant event: rocket launch at Gagarin's Start on 1994-08-25.

### Mission timeline and disposition
- Launch date: 1994-08-25.
- Significant event: atmospheric entry recorded with a point in time of 1994-10-05.
- Time of orbit decay / mission end: 1994-10-05.

### Context
- Progress-M class spacecraft are used to resupply space stations. Progress M-24 is an instance of that class and therefore belonged to that operational role.
- The mission is cataloged with international identifiers allowing cross-referencing in satellite databases.

(All information above is drawn from the provided source data for Progress M-24.)

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013