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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-1KFT 8
Launched
November 14, 1987
Summary
Yantar-1KFT 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 14, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,132nd launch, 82nd this year and humanity's 3,236th orbital launch attempt. It was the 488th Soyuz U flight and the 29th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1896, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 304 km orbit inclined 64.8°. 3 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
- 488th Soyuz U flight · 29th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,132nd launch82nd this yearhumanity's 3,236th orbital launch attempt97th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1896 · NORAD 18535 · 1987-093 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1987-093A
- Epoch
- 1987-11-14 09:22:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.1031991 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0076815
- Inclination
- 64.8025°
- Ascending node
- 231.071°
- Arg. of perigee
- 70.2104°
- Mean anomaly
- 290.7328°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1896 · NORAD 18535 · landed December 25, 1987
Soyuz-U 15-459 Blok-I · re-entered November 20, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
246th launch from 1/5, 14th this year · 839th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
36 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-1KFT 8 launch?
Yantar-1KFT 8 launched on November 14, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-1KFT 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-1KFT 8?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-1KFT 8 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-1KFT 8 reach?
Kosmos-1896, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 202 × 304 km orbit inclined 64.8°.
How many satellites did Yantar-1KFT 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).