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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-4K2 12
Launched
January 9, 1985
Summary
Yantar-4K2 12 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 9, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,857th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 2,906th orbital launch attempt. It was the 390th Soyuz U flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1616, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 364 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
- 390th Soyuz U flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,857th launch1st this yearhumanity's 2,906th orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1616 · NORAD 15467 · 1985-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1985-002A
- Epoch
- 1985-01-09 10:37:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.03428729 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0138383
- Inclination
- 64.8971°
- Ascending node
- 306.0811°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.0095°
- Mean anomaly
- 295.5489°
- 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-1616 · NORAD 15467 · landed March 4, 1985
Soyuz-U 48-819 Blok-I · re-entered January 15, 1985
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
278th launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 728th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
175 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 12 launch?
Yantar-4K2 12 launched on January 9, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 12?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 12 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 12 reach?
Kosmos-1616, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 364 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).