Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-1KFT 10
Launched
December 29, 1988
Summary
Yantar-1KFT 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 29, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,241st launch, 94th this year and humanity's 3,374th orbital launch attempt. It was the 527th Soyuz U flight and the 34th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1986, one of 2 catalogued objects, from January 2, 1989, was 216 × 263 km inclined 64.8°. 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
- 527th Soyuz U flight · 34th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,241st launch94th this yearhumanity's 3,374th orbital launch attempt121st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1986 · NORAD 19734 · 1988-116 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1988-116A
- Epoch
- 1989-01-02 16:30:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.15243801 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00355
- Inclination
- 64.7775°
- Ascending node
- 267.7287°
- Arg. of perigee
- 351.2191°
- Mean anomaly
- 8.9411°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 69
- B*
- 0.00014092
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1986 · NORAD 19734 · landed February 11, 1989
Soyuz-U 28-458 Blok-I · re-entered January 2, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
270th launch from 1/5, 22nd this year · 894th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
4 days 5 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-1KFT 10 launch?
Yantar-1KFT 10 launched on December 29, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-1KFT 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-1KFT 10?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-1KFT 10 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-1KFT 10 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1986, one of 2 catalogued objects, from January 2, 1989, was 216 × 263 km inclined 64.8°.
How many satellites did Yantar-1KFT 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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