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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-4K2 13 (Kosmos 1630)
Launched
February 27, 1985
Summary
Yantar-4K2 13 (Kosmos 1630) launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 27, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,869th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 2,921st orbital launch attempt. It was the 393rd Soyuz U flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1630, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 341 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
- 393rd Soyuz U flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,869th launch13th this yearhumanity's 2,921st orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1630 · NORAD 15582 · 1985-017 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1630
- Object ID
- 1985-017A
- Epoch
- 1985-02-27 12:31:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.07223093 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0120324
- Inclination
- 64.8915°
- Ascending node
- 0.4547°
- Arg. of perigee
- 64.0681°
- Mean anomaly
- 296.8278°
- 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-1630 · NORAD 15582 · landed April 23, 1985
Soyuz-U 56-626 Blok-I · re-entered March 5, 1985
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
279th launch from 31/6, 2nd this year · 733rd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 13 (Kosmos 1630) launch?
Yantar-4K2 13 (Kosmos 1630) launched on February 27, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 13 (Kosmos 1630)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 13 (Kosmos 1630)?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 13 (Kosmos 1630) launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 13 (Kosmos 1630) reach?
Kosmos-1630, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 341 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 13 (Kosmos 1630) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).