# Progress M1-2

> Russian cargo spacecraft

**Wikidata**: [Q4379863](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4379863)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_M1-2)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/progress-m1-2

## Summary
Progress M1-2 is a Russian Progress-M1 cargo spacecraft launched on 25 April 2000 to support space station resupply missions. It was launched on a Soyuz-U rocket from Gagarin's Start (COSPAR ID 2000-021A) and reentered the atmosphere on 15 October 2000.

## Key Facts
- Instance of the Progress-M1 class of Russian cargo spacecraft used to resupply space stations.  
- Launch date: 2000-04-25.  
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz-U.  
- Launch site (start point): Gagarin's Start.  
- COSPAR ID: 2000-021A.  
- Time of orbit decay / atmospheric entry: 2000-10-15.  
- Follows: Progress M1-1.  
- Followed by: Progress M-43.  
- Satellite Catalog Number (SCN): 26301.  
- Freebase ID: /m/066022q.  
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "26301"].  
- Wikipedia article title: Progress M1-2 (available in at least el, en, ja, ru, sv languages).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Progress M1-2?
A: Progress M1-2 is a Russian uncrewed cargo spacecraft of the Progress-M1 series, designed to resupply space stations.

### Q: When and how was Progress M1-2 launched?
A: Progress M1-2 was launched on 2000-04-25 aboard a Soyuz-U launch vehicle from Gagarin's Start.

### Q: What is the mission identifier for Progress M1-2?
A: Its COSPAR ID is 2000-021A and its Satellite Catalog Number (SCN) is 26301.

### Q: When did Progress M1-2 end its mission?
A: Progress M1-2 reentered the atmosphere and decayed from orbit on 2000-10-15.

## Why It Matters
Progress M1-2 is part of the Progress-M1 family of Russian cargo spacecraft that perform the essential task of delivering supplies, equipment, and propellant to orbiting space stations. As an operational instance of that class, its launch and subsequent orbital decay are concrete examples of routine logistics missions that sustain long-duration human and robotic activity in low Earth orbit. Launched from the historic Gagarin's Start on 25 April 2000 by a Soyuz-U rocket and identified as COSPAR 2000-021A (SCN 26301), the spacecraft's mission period—from launch to atmospheric reentry on 15 October 2000—reflects the lifecycle of uncrewed supply vehicles that rendezvous, service, and then are disposed of by controlled reentry. In aggregated form, missions like Progress M1-2 enable continuous operation of space stations, support scientific work in microgravity, and maintain operational readiness of orbital infrastructure. Recording its identifiers and placement in the sequence of Progress flights helps track long-term logistics and fleet management for Russian space activities.

## Notable For
- Being an operational example of the Progress-M1 resupply spacecraft series.  
- Launch from Gagarin's Start on 2000-04-25 using a Soyuz-U launch vehicle.  
- Official catalog identifiers: COSPAR 2000-021A and SCN 26301.  
- Mission timeline spanning launch on 2000-04-25 and atmospheric entry on 2000-10-15.  
- Positioned in the Progress flight sequence between Progress M1-1 and Progress M-43.

## Body

### Overview
- Name: Progress M1-2.  
- Type: Russian uncrewed cargo spacecraft.  
- Class: Progress-M1 (a variant used to resupply space stations).

### Classification and Role
- Instance of Progress-M1 class.  
- Purpose: resupply of space stations (role defined by class).

### Launch details
- Launch date: 2000-04-25.  
- Launch vehicle: Soyuz-U.  
- Launch site / start point: Gagarin's Start.  
- Significant event recorded: rocket launch at Gagarin's Start on 2000-04-25.

### Mission timeline
- Launched into orbit on 2000-04-25.  
- Time of object orbit decay / atmospheric entry: 2000-10-15.  
- Significant event recorded: atmospheric entry on 2000-10-15.

### Sequence and relationships
- Follows the spacecraft Progress M1-1 in the Progress flight sequence.  
- Followed by Progress M-43 in the sequence.

### Identifiers and catalog entries
- COSPAR ID: 2000-021A.  
- Satellite Catalog Number (SCN): 26301.  
- Freebase ID: /m/066022q.  
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "26301"].  
- Wikipedia title: Progress M1-2 (articles available in multiple languages including English and Russian).

### External references
- Wikipedia article: Progress M1-2 (en).  
- Classified in publicly available satellite and catalog records under the identifiers above.

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## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report