Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2 10
Launched
September 25, 1984
Summary
Yantar-4K2 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 25, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,837th launch, 78th this year and humanity's 2,877th orbital launch attempt. It was the 385th Soyuz U flight and the 34th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1599, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 173 × 257 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
- 385th Soyuz U flight · 34th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,837th launch78th this yearhumanity's 2,877th orbital launch attempt102nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1599 · NORAD 15318 · 1984-102 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1599
- Object ID
- 1984-102A
- Epoch
- 1984-09-25 15:45:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.24370191 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0063457
- Inclination
- 67.1278°
- Ascending node
- 208.4429°
- Arg. of perigee
- 102.4595°
- Mean anomaly
- 258.3107°
- 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-1599 · NORAD 15318 · landed November 20, 1984
Soyuz-U 46-902 Blok-I · re-entered September 27, 1984
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad

43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
174th launch from 43/4 (43R), 11th this year · 1,020th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 10 launch?
Yantar-4K2 10 launched on September 25, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 10?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 10 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 10 reach?
Kosmos-1599, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 173 × 257 km orbit inclined 67.1°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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