Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-1KFT 3
Launched
December 27, 1983
Summary
Yantar-1KFT 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 27, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,756th launch, 97th this year and humanity's 2,772nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 351st Soyuz U flight and the 42nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1516, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 283 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
- 351st Soyuz U flight · 42nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,756th launch97th this yearhumanity's 2,772nd orbital launch attempt126th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1516 · NORAD 14583 · 1983-124 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1983-124A
- Epoch
- 1983-12-27 10:51:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.13915181 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0060307
- Inclination
- 64.8891°
- Ascending node
- 273.5049°
- Arg. of perigee
- 74.8689°
- Mean anomaly
- 285.7628°
- 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-1516 · NORAD 14583 · landed February 9, 1984
Soyuz-U No. 345 Blok-I · re-entered December 31, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
267th launch from 31/6, 10th this year · 693rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
67 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-1KFT 3 launch?
Yantar-1KFT 3 launched on December 27, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-1KFT 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-1KFT 3?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-1KFT 3 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-1KFT 3 reach?
Kosmos-1516, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 283 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Yantar-1KFT 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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