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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Foton 2
Launched
May 21, 1986
Summary
Foton 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 21, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,987th launch, 31st this year and humanity's 3,069th orbital launch attempt. It was the 437th Soyuz U flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1744, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 233 × 364 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Materials Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 437th Soyuz U flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,987th launch31st this yearhumanity's 3,069th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1744 · NORAD 16724 · 1986-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1986-036A
- Epoch
- 1986-05-21 16:12:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.93983856 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0098502
- Inclination
- 62.8585°
- Ascending node
- 76.7856°
- Arg. of perigee
- 111.2278°
- Mean anomaly
- 249.9423°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 5 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1744 · NORAD 16724 · landed June 4, 1986
Soyuz-U No. 498 Blok-I · re-entered June 24, 1986
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Microgravity research satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
280th launch from 41/1, 4th this year · 1,111th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Foton 2 launch?
Foton 2 launched on May 21, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Foton 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Foton 2?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Foton 2 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Foton 2 reach?
Kosmos-1744, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 233 × 364 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Foton 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).