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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K1 1
Launched
April 27, 1979
Summary
Yantar-4K1 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 27, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,305th launch, 32nd this year and humanity's 2,211th orbital launch attempt. It was the 145th Soyuz U flight and the 14th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1097, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 181 × 343 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 2 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
- 145th Soyuz U flight · 14th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,305th launch32nd this yearhumanity's 2,211th orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1097 · NORAD 11348 · 1979-037 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-037A
- Epoch
- 1979-04-27 19:57:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.07055283 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0122752
- Inclination
- 62.7876°
- Ascending node
- 63.6029°
- Arg. of perigee
- 64.8273°
- Mean anomaly
- 297.3837°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1097 · NORAD 11348 · landed May 27, 1979
Soyuz-U No. 048 Blok-I · re-entered April 30, 1979
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation high resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
94th launch from 43/3 (43L), 5th this year · 678th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
7 days 5 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K1 1 launch?
Yantar-4K1 1 launched on April 27, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K1 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K1 1?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K1 1 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K1 1 reach?
Kosmos-1097, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 181 × 343 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K1 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).