Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz-U-PVB31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-1KFT 21
Launched
September 2, 2005
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
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

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