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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-1KFT 7
Launched
July 8, 1987
Summary
Yantar-1KFT 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on July 8, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,103rd launch, 53rd this year and humanity's 3,201st orbital launch attempt. It was the 477th Soyuz U flight and the 18th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1865, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 310 km orbit inclined 64.8°. 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
- 477th Soyuz U flight · 18th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,103rd launch53rd this yearhumanity's 3,201st orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1865 · NORAD 18162 · 1987-058 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1865
- Object ID
- 1987-058A
- Epoch
- 1987-07-08 10:52:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09112815 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0080803
- Inclination
- 64.7545°
- Ascending node
- 126.4349°
- Arg. of perigee
- 68.0852°
- Mean anomaly
- 292.8883°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-1865 · NORAD 18162 · landed August 14, 1987
Soyuz-U 21-446 Blok-I · re-entered July 16, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
240th launch from 1/5, 8th this year · 823rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
50 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-1KFT 7 launch?
Yantar-1KFT 7 launched on July 8, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-1KFT 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-1KFT 7?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-1KFT 7 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-1KFT 7 reach?
Kosmos-1865, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 203 × 310 km orbit inclined 64.8°.
How many satellites did Yantar-1KFT 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).