The launch of this freighter has been put back again. Using the carrier Soyuz-U Progress-M32 will start from Baykonur on 24.07.1996 at 2347 UTC (Moscow time 25.07.1996 - 0247 UTC)

Progress-M32 has to link up with Mir at the forward axial port (-X axis). The first approach will be in the automatic mode by the system Kurs. The crew has to be ready to use the TORU (Tele-operating Guidance regime). If the automatic approach will fail the first time the crew will control the approach the next day using TORU. During the pass in orbit 59500 from 0918-0930 UTC today the crew got instructions about this operation.

During the flight signals from Progress-M32 can be monitored in the 166, 165 and 922 MC bands.

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