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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Yantar-1KFT 2

Launched

May 28, 1982

Launch Successful

Summary

Yantar-1KFT 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 28, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,594th launch, 43rd this year and humanity's 2,568th orbital launch attempt. It was the 281st Soyuz U flight and the 16th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1370, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 282 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 2 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
281st Soyuz U flight · 16th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,594th launch43rd this yearhumanity's 2,568th orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

64.9°Inclination
204 × 282 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
89.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements
58.7°Ascending node
16212 d agoElement epoch1982-05-28 10:31 UTC · stale

Kosmos-1370 · NORAD 13219 · 1982-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1982-049A
Epoch
1982-05-28 10:31:20 UTC
Mean motion
16.13895122 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0059015
Inclination
64.8524°
Ascending node
58.7242°
Arg. of perigee
59.8754°
Mean anomaly
300.7956°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
1
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-1370 · NORAD 13219 · landed July 11, 1982

Soyuz-U No. 290 Blok-I · re-entered May 31, 1982

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

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Map of 31/6

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

246th launch from 31/6, 5th this year · 631st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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

6 days 20 hours after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Yantar-1KFT 2 launch?

Yantar-1KFT 2 launched on May 28, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Yantar-1KFT 2?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Yantar-1KFT 2?

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

Where did Yantar-1KFT 2 launch from?

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit did Yantar-1KFT 2 reach?

Kosmos-1370, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 282 km orbit inclined 64.9°.

How many satellites did Yantar-1KFT 2 launch?

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