Spacecraft information: PROGRESS-M 31
| Launched | 4 May 1996 |
| Flight ended | 31 July 1996 |
| Status | Decayed |
| Launch site | Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) |
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) |
| NORAD ID | 23860 |
| COSPAR ID | 1996-028A |
| Observing |
Launched alongside
SL-4 R/B