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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-2K 22
Launched
November 3, 1981
Summary
Yantar-2K 22 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 3, 1981. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,541st launch, 90th this year and humanity's 2,502nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 262nd Soyuz U flight and the 39th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1318, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 359 km orbit inclined 67.1°. 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
- 262nd Soyuz U flight · 39th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,541st launch90th this yearhumanity's 2,502nd orbital launch attempt111th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1318 · NORAD 12936 · 1981-109 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1981-109A
- Epoch
- 1981-11-03 14:16:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.04704666 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0135965
- Inclination
- 67.1435°
- Ascending node
- 224.0948°
- Arg. of perigee
- 70.5373°
- Mean anomaly
- 291.0548°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1318 · NORAD 12936 · landed December 4, 1981
Soyuz-U 23-977 Blok-I · re-entered November 6, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
212th launch from 41/1, 18th this year · 843rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
17 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-2K 22 launch?
Yantar-2K 22 launched on November 3, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-2K 22?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-2K 22?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-2K 22 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-2K 22 reach?
Kosmos-1318, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 359 km orbit inclined 67.1°.
How many satellites did Yantar-2K 22 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).