Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-1KFT 13
Launched
February 15, 1991
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.
- 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
- 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
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
Pad

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
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
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).
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