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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-1KFT 14
Launched
December 17, 1991
Summary
Yantar-1KFT 14 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 17, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,454th launch, 59th this year and humanity's 3,685th orbital launch attempt. It was the 581st Soyuz U flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2174, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 315 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 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
- 581st Soyuz U flight · 9th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,454th launch59th this yearhumanity's 3,685th orbital launch attempt88th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2174 · NORAD 21816 · 1991-085 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1991-085A
- Epoch
- 1991-12-17 10:52:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08372547 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0084837
- Inclination
- 64.859°
- Ascending node
- 286.4164°
- Arg. of perigee
- 72.1355°
- Mean anomaly
- 288.9045°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2174 · NORAD 21816 · landed January 30, 1992
Soyuz-U 32-494 Blok-I · re-entered December 22, 1991
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
309th launch from 31/6, 3rd this year · 974th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
110 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-1KFT 14 launch?
Yantar-1KFT 14 launched on December 17, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-1KFT 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-1KFT 14?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-1KFT 14 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-1KFT 14 reach?
Kosmos-2174, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 315 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Yantar-1KFT 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).