MIRNEWS.224                  25 AUGUST 1994

Progress-M24: A Soyuzcarrier with the freighter Progress-M24
blasted off from Baykonur on 25.08.94 at 1425UTC. The Pr-M24
has to deliver to the MIR-spacestation food, water, fuel, post
for the crew, spareparts and equipment for repairs, also for
the radio-amateurinstallation, and experiments to be used
during the Euromir94 expedition in October this year. 
   The Pr-M24 does NOT carry a VBK (ballistic return capsule). 
   The telemetry- and beacon transmitters in the 166, 165 and
922 Mc bands could be monitored here during the passes in the
2d, 3d and 4th orbit.
   The estimated docking time with MIR is on 27.08.94 at
1601UTC, so appr. 5 minutes after LOS of MIR's pass in orbit
48715.  Pr-M24 will have to dock at the forward (PKhO) doc
kingport. 

   Recently the cosmonauts checked the system TORU (tele-
orientation and guidance) obviously to be ready to guide Pr-
M24 manually from MIR during the approach and docking if
necessary. 

Chris v.d. Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202