Spacecraft information: PROGRESS 6
| Launched | 12 May 1979 |
| Flight ended | 8 June 1979 |
| Status | Decayed |
| Launch site | Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) |
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) |
| NORAD ID | 11356 |
| COSPAR ID | 1979-039A |
| Observing |
Launched alongside
SL-4 R/B