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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-1KFT 16
Launched
April 27, 1993
Summary
Yantar-1KFT 16 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 27, 1993. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 20th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 3,813th orbital launch attempt. It was the 596th Soyuz U flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2243, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 280 km orbit inclined 70.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 596th Soyuz U flight · 3rd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 20th launch6th this yearhumanity's 3,813th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2243 · NORAD 22641 · 1993-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1993-028A
- Epoch
- 1993-04-28 04:44:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.17093228 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0069269
- Inclination
- 70.3586°
- Ascending node
- 55.1642°
- Arg. of perigee
- 69.4683°
- Mean anomaly
- 47.9037°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2243 · NORAD 22641 · re-entered May 6, 1993
Soyuz-U 47-737 Blok-I · re-entered May 1, 1993
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
315th launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 1,005th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
125 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-1KFT 16 launch?
Yantar-1KFT 16 launched on April 27, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-1KFT 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-1KFT 16?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-1KFT 16 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-1KFT 16 reach?
Kosmos-2243, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 280 km orbit inclined 70.4°.
How many satellites did Yantar-1KFT 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).