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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-2K 8
Launched
August 5, 1978
Summary
Yantar-2K 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 5, 1978. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,234th launch, 52nd this year and humanity's 2,123rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 113th Soyuz U flight and the 27th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1028, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 255 km orbit inclined 67.1°. 4 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
- 113th Soyuz U flight · 27th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,234th launch52nd this yearhumanity's 2,123rd orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1028 · NORAD 10995 · 1978-076 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1978-076A
- Epoch
- 1978-08-05 22:09:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.23739454 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.005805
- Inclination
- 67.1337°
- Ascending node
- 164.2957°
- Arg. of perigee
- 79.245°
- Mean anomaly
- 279.4779°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1028 · NORAD 10995 · landed September 4, 1978
Soyuz-U 25-295 Blok-I · re-entered August 7, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
High-resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
84th launch from 43/3 (43L), 14th this year · 627th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
38 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-2K 8 launch?
Yantar-2K 8 launched on August 5, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-2K 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-2K 8?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-2K 8 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-2K 8 reach?
Kosmos-1028, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 255 km orbit inclined 67.1°.
How many satellites did Yantar-2K 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).