Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-1KFT 2
Launched
May 28, 1982
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.
- 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
- 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
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
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
Pad

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