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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-4K1 8
Launched
April 26, 1983
Summary
Yantar-4K1 8 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 26, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,690th launch, 31st this year and humanity's 2,686th orbital launch attempt. It was the 319th Soyuz U flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1457, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 173 × 364 km orbit inclined 70.4°. 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
- 319th Soyuz U flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,690th launch31st this yearhumanity's 2,686th orbital launch attempt40th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1457 · NORAD 14039 · 1983-039 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1457
- Object ID
- 1983-039A
- Epoch
- 1983-04-26 11:22:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.04694866 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0143335
- Inclination
- 70.4059°
- Ascending node
- 46.8822°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.7261°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.4423°
- 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-1457 · NORAD 14039 · landed June 8, 1983
Soyuz-U No. 39-214 · re-entered April 30, 1983
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
260th launch from 31/6, 3rd this year · 671st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
78 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-4K1 8 launch?
Yantar-4K1 8 launched on April 26, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K1 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K1 8?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K1 8 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-4K1 8 reach?
Kosmos-1457, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 173 × 364 km orbit inclined 70.4°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K1 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).