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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-2K 10
Launched
August 14, 1979
Summary
Yantar-2K 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 14, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,335th launch, 62nd this year and humanity's 2,250th orbital launch attempt. It was the 164th Soyuz U flight and the 33rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1121, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 357 km orbit inclined 67.2°. 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
- 164th Soyuz U flight · 33rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,335th launch62nd this yearhumanity's 2,250th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1121 · NORAD 11487 · 1979-074 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-074A
- Epoch
- 1979-08-14 22:45:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05010033 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0134999
- Inclination
- 67.1591°
- Ascending node
- 180.5152°
- Arg. of perigee
- 70.9293°
- Mean anomaly
- 290.6666°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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-1121 · NORAD 11487 · landed September 13, 1979
Soyuz-U 55-929 Blok-I · re-entered August 18, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
101st launch from 43/3 (43L), 12th this year · 699th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-2K 10 launch?
Yantar-2K 10 launched on August 14, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-2K 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-2K 10?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-2K 10 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-2K 10 reach?
Kosmos-1121, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 357 km orbit inclined 67.2°.
How many satellites did Yantar-2K 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).