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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-2K 2
Launched
December 13, 1974
Summary
Yantar-2K 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 13, 1974. It was Soviet Space Program's 879th launch, 78th this year and humanity's 1,643rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Soyuz U flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-697, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 181 × 402 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 5 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
- 13th Soyuz U flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 879th launch78th this yearhumanity's 1,643rd orbital launch attempt105th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-697 · NORAD 7571 · 1974-098 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-098A
- Epoch
- 1974-12-13 14:43:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.96519279 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0165603
- Inclination
- 62.8442°
- Ascending node
- 234.3253°
- Arg. of perigee
- 67.2898°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.5608°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-697 · NORAD 7571 · landed December 25, 1974
Soyuz-U No. 003 Blok-I · re-entered December 21, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
21st launch from 43/3 (43L), 2nd this year · 391st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
204 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-2K 2 launch?
Yantar-2K 2 launched on December 13, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-2K 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-2K 2?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-2K 2 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-2K 2 reach?
Kosmos-697, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 181 × 402 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Yantar-2K 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).