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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-1KFT 1
Launched
February 18, 1981
Summary
Yantar-1KFT 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 18, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,466th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 2,407th orbital launch attempt. It was the 229th Soyuz U flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1246, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 273 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 2 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
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 229th Soyuz U flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,466th launch15th this yearhumanity's 2,407th orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1246 · NORAD 12301 · 1981-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1981-015A
- Epoch
- 1981-02-18 08:52:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.16109921 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0053469
- Inclination
- 64.8821°
- Ascending node
- 319.1723°
- Arg. of perigee
- 54.7863°
- Mean anomaly
- 305.83°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1246 · NORAD 12301 · landed March 13, 1981
Soyuz-U No. 264 Blok-I · re-entered February 21, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
224th launch from 31/6, 2nd this year · 582nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-1KFT 1 launch?
Yantar-1KFT 1 launched on February 18, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-1KFT 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-1KFT 1?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-1KFT 1 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-1KFT 1 reach?
Kosmos-1246, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 273 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Yantar-1KFT 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).