MIRNEWS.485    17 OCTOBER 2000

Progress-M43 Launched for a 4 days lasting flight to the MIR-space station.

The launch from Baykonur took place on 16.10.00 at 21.27.06UTC.

Estimated docking time on 20.10.00 at 2250UTC.

The duration of the flight to MIR of 4 days instead of 2 is a new system to
economize fuel consumption for extra fuel is badly needed for orbitcorrections
of the MIR-complex.

Communications:

The telemetry transmissions of the Pr-M43 could be heard on
17.10.00 during the pass in orbit 4:

03.31.30 UTC    166.130 en 165.873 mc

03.32.20        922.775 mc 922.775 mc

03.32.33        922.755 mc (TCA)

03.33.40        922.746.6 mc

03.35.55 LOS

Chris van den Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202.