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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-4K1 6
Launched
December 16, 1982
Summary
Yantar-4K1 6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 16, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,655th launch, 104th this year and humanity's 2,641st orbital launch attempt. It was the 308th Soyuz U flight and the 43rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1424, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 175 × 327 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
- 308th Soyuz U flight · 43rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,655th launch104th this yearhumanity's 2,641st orbital launch attempt124th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1424 · NORAD 13725 · 1982-117 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1982-117A
- Epoch
- 1982-12-16 09:52:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11011887 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0115095
- Inclination
- 64.9114°
- Ascending node
- 270.5772°
- Arg. of perigee
- 56.5074°
- Mean anomaly
- 304.7033°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-1424 · NORAD 13725 · landed January 28, 1983
Soyuz-U 49-217 Blok-I · re-entered December 19, 1982
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
256th launch from 31/6, 15th this year · 658th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-4K1 6 launch?
Yantar-4K1 6 launched on December 16, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K1 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K1 6?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K1 6 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-4K1 6 reach?
Kosmos-1424, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 175 × 327 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K1 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).