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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-2K 5
Launched
July 22, 1976
Summary
Yantar-2K 5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 22, 1976. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,032nd launch, 53rd this year and humanity's 1,856th orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Soyuz U flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-844, one of 249 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 428 km orbit inclined 67.2°. 249 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
- 30th Soyuz U flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,032nd launch53rd this yearhumanity's 1,856th orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-844 · NORAD 9046 · 1976-072 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 249 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-072A
- Epoch
- 1976-07-22 18:27:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.92356205 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0187787
- Inclination
- 67.1516°
- Ascending node
- 161.6868°
- Arg. of perigee
- 80.2378°
- Mean anomaly
- 281.9907°
- 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
249 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 247 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-844 · NORAD 9046 · broke up July 25, 1976
Soyuz-U 26-958 Blok-I · re-entered July 30, 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
49th launch from 43/3 (43L), 11th this year · 495th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-2K 5 launch?
Yantar-2K 5 launched on July 22, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-2K 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-2K 5?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-2K 5 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-2K 5 reach?
Kosmos-844, one of 249 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 428 km orbit inclined 67.2°.
How many satellites did Yantar-2K 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).