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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-1KFT 11
Launched
May 24, 1989
Summary
Yantar-1KFT 11 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 24, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,269th launch, 28th this year and humanity's 3,411th orbital launch attempt. It was the 538th Soyuz U flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2021, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 281 km orbit inclined 70.0°. 3 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
- 538th Soyuz U flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,269th launch28th this yearhumanity's 3,411th orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2021 · NORAD 20000 · 1989-037 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-037A
- Epoch
- 1989-05-24 10:22:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.14704535 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0060858
- Inclination
- 69.9588°
- Ascending node
- 82.0039°
- Arg. of perigee
- 64.7549°
- Mean anomaly
- 295.9959°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2021 · NORAD 20000 · landed July 6, 1989
Soyuz-U 59-471 Blok-I · re-entered May 27, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
278th launch from 1/5, 8th this year · 905th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6 days 21 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-1KFT 11 launch?
Yantar-1KFT 11 launched on May 24, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-1KFT 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-1KFT 11?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-1KFT 11 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-1KFT 11 reach?
Kosmos-2021, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 281 km orbit inclined 70.0°.
How many satellites did Yantar-1KFT 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).