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Yantar-1KFT 13

Launched

February 15, 1991

Launch Successful

Summary

Yantar-1KFT 13 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 15, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,404th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 3,608th orbital launch attempt. It was the 574th Soyuz U flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2134, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 315 km orbit inclined 64.7°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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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
574th Soyuz U flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,404th launch9th this yearhumanity's 3,608th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

64.7°Inclination
200 × 315 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
89.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
322.9°Ascending node
13027 d agoElement epoch1991-02-15 09:22 UTC · stale

Kosmos-2134 · NORAD 21116 · 1991-011 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1991-011A
Epoch
1991-02-15 09:22:05 UTC
Mean motion
16.08730397 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0087022
Inclination
64.7374°
Ascending node
322.9467°
Arg. of perigee
76.2687°
Mean anomaly
284.8151°
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-2134 · NORAD 21116 · landed April 1, 1991

Soyuz-U 53-483 Blok-I · re-entered February 19, 1991

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

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1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

299th launch from 1/5, 2nd this year · 956th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

31 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Yantar-1KFT 13 launch?

Yantar-1KFT 13 launched on February 15, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Yantar-1KFT 13?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Yantar-1KFT 13?

Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet

Where did Yantar-1KFT 13 launch from?

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit did Yantar-1KFT 13 reach?

Kosmos-2134, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 200 × 315 km orbit inclined 64.7°.

How many satellites did Yantar-1KFT 13 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).