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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-4K1 3
Launched
October 30, 1980
Summary
Yantar-4K1 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 30, 1980. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,436th launch, 74th this year and humanity's 2,371st orbital launch attempt. It was the 217th Soyuz U flight and the 39th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1218, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 360 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 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
- 217th Soyuz U flight · 39th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,436th launch74th this yearhumanity's 2,371st orbital launch attempt88th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1218 · NORAD 12039 · 1980-086 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1218
- Object ID
- 1980-086A
- Epoch
- 1980-10-30 11:21:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.04669985 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0137227
- Inclination
- 64.8852°
- Ascending node
- 224.566°
- Arg. of perigee
- 65.5501°
- Mean anomaly
- 295.94°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1218 · NORAD 12039 · landed December 12, 1980
Soyuz-U No. 233 Blok-I · re-entered November 2, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation high resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
221st launch from 31/6, 4th this year · 574th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
134 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-4K1 3 launch?
Yantar-4K1 3 launched on October 30, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K1 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K1 3?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K1 3 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-4K1 3 reach?
Kosmos-1218, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 360 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K1 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).