Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-1KFT 6
Launched
October 6, 1986
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.
- 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
- 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
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
Pad

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