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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-2K 15
Launched
January 20, 1981
Summary
Yantar-2K 15 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 20, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,456th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 2,396th orbital launch attempt. It was the 226th Soyuz U flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1240, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 363 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 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
- 226th Soyuz U flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,456th launch5th this yearhumanity's 2,396th orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1240 · NORAD 12143 · 1981-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1240
- Object ID
- 1981-005A
- Epoch
- 1981-01-20 15:21:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0393794 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0139005
- Inclination
- 64.8878°
- Ascending node
- 319.9773°
- Arg. of perigee
- 62.7345°
- Mean anomaly
- 298.7903°
- 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-1240 · NORAD 12143 · landed February 17, 1981
Soyuz-U 23-975 Blok-I · re-entered January 24, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
223rd launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 579th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
26 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-2K 15 launch?
Yantar-2K 15 launched on January 20, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-2K 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-2K 15?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-2K 15 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-2K 15 reach?
Kosmos-1240, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 363 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Yantar-2K 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).