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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-1KFT 9
Launched
May 18, 1988
Summary
Yantar-1KFT 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 18, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,181st launch, 34th this year and humanity's 3,295th orbital launch attempt. It was the 505th Soyuz U flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1944, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 266 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
- 505th Soyuz U flight · 12th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,181st launch34th this yearhumanity's 3,295th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1944 · NORAD 19123 · 1988-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1988-041A
- Epoch
- 1988-05-20 04:02:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.13850276 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0034508
- Inclination
- 64.7797°
- Ascending node
- 62.9671°
- Arg. of perigee
- 18.7483°
- Mean anomaly
- 341.4946°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 28
- B*
- 0.00010761
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1944 · NORAD 19123 · landed June 24, 1988
Soyuz-U 35-460 Blok-I · re-entered May 24, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
255th launch from 1/5, 7th this year · 866th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
5 days 9 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-1KFT 9 launch?
Yantar-1KFT 9 launched on May 18, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-1KFT 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-1KFT 9?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-1KFT 9 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-1KFT 9 reach?
Kosmos-1944, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 221 × 266 km orbit inclined 64.8°.
How many satellites did Yantar-1KFT 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).