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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-1KFT 17
Launched
July 29, 1994
Summary
Yantar-1KFT 17 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 29, 1994. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 38th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 3,915th orbital launch attempt. It was the 605th Soyuz U flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2284, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 281 km orbit inclined 70.3°. 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
- 605th Soyuz U flight · 5th this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 38th launch8th this yearhumanity's 3,915th orbital launch attempt47th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2284 · NORAD 23187 · 1994-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2284
- Object ID
- 1994-044A
- Epoch
- 1994-07-29 10:52:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.14487752 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0059698
- Inclination
- 70.3387°
- Ascending node
- 132.3756°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.9926°
- Mean anomaly
- 293.7224°
- 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-2284 · NORAD 23187 · landed September 11, 1994
Soyuz-U 31-497 Blok-I · re-entered August 4, 1994
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
318th launch from 31/6, 2nd this year · 1,033rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
91 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-1KFT 17 launch?
Yantar-1KFT 17 launched on July 29, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-1KFT 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-1KFT 17?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-1KFT 17 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-1KFT 17 reach?
Kosmos-2284, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 281 km orbit inclined 70.3°.
How many satellites did Yantar-1KFT 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).