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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz-U-PVB31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Yantar-1KFT 21

Launched

September 2, 2005

Launch Successful

Summary

Yantar-1KFT 21 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz-U-PVB from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on September 2, 2005. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 147th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,731st orbital launch attempt. It was the 66th Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2415, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 292 km orbit inclined 64.8°. 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
66th Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 2nd this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 147th launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,731st orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

64.8°Inclination
205 × 292 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
89.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
164.8°Ascending node
7713 d agoElement epoch2005-09-02 11:11 UTC · stale

Kosmos-2415 · NORAD 28841 · 2005-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2005-034A
Epoch
2005-09-02 11:11:24 UTC
Mean motion
16.1204681 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0065411
Inclination
64.8427°
Ascending node
164.8339°
Arg. of perigee
74.1676°
Mean anomaly
286.6695°
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-2415 · NORAD 28841 · landed October 16, 2005

Soyuz-U 36-576 Blok-I · re-entered September 8, 2005

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

Pad

Map of 31/6

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

335th launch from 31/6, 2nd this year · 1,243rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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

19 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Yantar-1KFT 21 launch?

Yantar-1KFT 21 launched on September 2, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Yantar-1KFT 21?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Yantar-1KFT 21?

Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet

Where did Yantar-1KFT 21 launch from?

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit did Yantar-1KFT 21 reach?

Kosmos-2415, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 292 km orbit inclined 64.8°.

How many satellites did Yantar-1KFT 21 launch?

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