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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-1KFT 12
Launched
May 15, 1990
Summary
Yantar-1KFT 12 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 15, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,343rd launch, 27th this year and humanity's 3,522nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 563rd Soyuz U flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2078, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 283 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
- 563rd Soyuz U flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,343rd launch27th this yearhumanity's 3,522nd orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2078 · NORAD 20615 · 1990-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1990-044A
- Epoch
- 1990-05-15 09:47:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.13559187 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0059038
- Inclination
- 70.0108°
- Ascending node
- 64.2504°
- Arg. of perigee
- 61.9827°
- Mean anomaly
- 298.7345°
- 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-2078 · NORAD 20615 · landed June 28, 1990
Soyuz-U 59-472 Blok-I · re-entered May 19, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
290th launch from 1/5, 5th this year · 930th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
9 days 13 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-1KFT 12 launch?
Yantar-1KFT 12 launched on May 15, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-1KFT 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-1KFT 12?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-1KFT 12 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-1KFT 12 reach?
Kosmos-2078, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 283 km orbit inclined 70.0°.
How many satellites did Yantar-1KFT 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).