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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-2K 28
Launched
February 6, 1983
Summary
Yantar-2K 28 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 6, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,665th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 2,654th orbital launch attempt. It was the 311th Soyuz U flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1439, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 177 × 354 km orbit inclined 70.4°. 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
- 311th Soyuz U flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,665th launch6th this yearhumanity's 2,654th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1439 · NORAD 13784 · 1983-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1983-007A
- Epoch
- 1983-02-06 14:23:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05733109 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0133125
- Inclination
- 70.3561°
- Ascending node
- 351.6331°
- Arg. of perigee
- 67.8465°
- Mean anomaly
- 293.6817°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1439 · NORAD 13784 · landed February 22, 1983
Soyuz-U 49-946 Blok-I · re-entered February 10, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
259th launch from 31/6, 2nd this year · 663rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-2K 28 launch?
Yantar-2K 28 launched on February 6, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-2K 28?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-2K 28?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-2K 28 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-2K 28 reach?
Kosmos-1439, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 177 × 354 km orbit inclined 70.4°.
How many satellites did Yantar-2K 28 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).