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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-2K 4
Launched
February 20, 1976
Summary
Yantar-2K 4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 20, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 992nd launch, 13th this year and humanity's 1,802nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Soyuz U flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-805, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 360 km orbit inclined 67.1°. 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
- 24th Soyuz U flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 992nd launch13th this yearhumanity's 1,802nd orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-805 · NORAD 8699 · 1976-018 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-018A
- Epoch
- 1976-02-20 16:47:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0462524 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0137039
- Inclination
- 67.1415°
- Ascending node
- 346.0379°
- Arg. of perigee
- 80.5286°
- Mean anomaly
- 281.1312°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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-805 · NORAD 8699 · landed March 11, 1976
Soyuz-U No. 013 Blok-I · re-entered February 27, 1976
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
40th launch from 43/3 (43L), 2nd this year · 467th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
43 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-2K 4 launch?
Yantar-2K 4 launched on February 20, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-2K 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-2K 4?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-2K 4 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-2K 4 reach?
Kosmos-805, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 360 km orbit inclined 67.1°.
How many satellites did Yantar-2K 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).