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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Yantar-1KFT 6

Launched

October 6, 1986

Launch Successful

Summary

Yantar-1KFT 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 6, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,024th launch, 68th this year and humanity's 3,111th orbital launch attempt. It was the 452nd Soyuz U flight and the 26th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1784, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 290 km orbit inclined 64.7°. 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
452nd Soyuz U flight · 26th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,024th launch68th this yearhumanity's 3,111th orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

64.7°Inclination
203 × 290 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
89.3 minPeriodfrom mean elements
163.4°Ascending node
14619 d agoElement epoch1986-10-06 19:26 UTC · stale

Kosmos-1784 · NORAD 17003 · 1986-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
1986-077A
Epoch
1986-10-06 19:26:26 UTC
Mean motion
16.12848969 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0065976
Inclination
64.7488°
Ascending node
163.4022°
Arg. of perigee
69.351°
Mean anomaly
291.5154°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
8
B*
0.00005918

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-1784 · NORAD 17003 · landed November 11, 1986

Soyuz-U 11-447 Blok-I · re-entered October 12, 1986

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Film-return reconnaissance satellite

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1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

229th launch from 1/5, 9th this year · 792nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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

60 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Yantar-1KFT 6 launch?

Yantar-1KFT 6 launched on October 6, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Yantar-1KFT 6?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Yantar-1KFT 6?

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

Where did Yantar-1KFT 6 launch from?

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit did Yantar-1KFT 6 reach?

Kosmos-1784, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 290 km orbit inclined 64.7°.

How many satellites did Yantar-1KFT 6 launch?

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