Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-2K 24
Launched
January 30, 1982
Summary
Yantar-2K 24 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 30, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,557th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 2,525th orbital launch attempt. It was the 268th Soyuz U flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1336, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 176 × 363 km orbit inclined 70.3°. 3 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
- 268th Soyuz U flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,557th launch6th this yearhumanity's 2,525th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1336 · NORAD 13045 · 1982-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1982-008A
- Epoch
- 1982-01-30 11:22:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.04326472 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0140742
- Inclination
- 70.3484°
- Ascending node
- 345.0615°
- Arg. of perigee
- 69.5596°
- Mean anomaly
- 292.0667°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1336 · NORAD 13045 · landed February 26, 1982
Soyuz-U 39-953 Blok-I · re-entered February 2, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite
Pad

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
242nd launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 618th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
41 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-2K 24 launch?
Yantar-2K 24 launched on January 30, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-2K 24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-2K 24?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-2K 24 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-2K 24 reach?
Kosmos-1336, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 176 × 363 km orbit inclined 70.3°.
How many satellites did Yantar-2K 24 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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