Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K1 7
Launched
February 25, 1983
Summary
Yantar-4K1 7 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 25, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,668th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 2,659th orbital launch attempt. It was the 313th Soyuz U flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1442, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 145 × 340 km orbit inclined 67.1°. 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
- 313th Soyuz U flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,668th launch9th this yearhumanity's 2,659th orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1442 · NORAD 13850 · 1983-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1442
- Object ID
- 1983-012A
- Epoch
- 1983-02-25 12:31:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.14094925 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0147232
- Inclination
- 67.1198°
- Ascending node
- 332.7781°
- Arg. of perigee
- 58.3486°
- Mean anomaly
- 303.1972°
- 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-1442 · NORAD 13850 · landed April 11, 1983
Soyuz-U 54-248 Blok-I · re-entered March 1, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Second generation high resolution film-return Yantar reconnaissance satellite
Pad

41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
231st launch from 41/1, 2nd this year · 913th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K1 7 launch?
Yantar-4K1 7 launched on February 25, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K1 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K1 7?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K1 7 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K1 7 reach?
Kosmos-1442, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 145 × 340 km orbit inclined 67.1°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K1 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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