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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2 16
Launched
August 16, 1985
Summary
Yantar-4K2 16 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 16, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,915th launch, 59th this year and humanity's 2,977th orbital launch attempt. It was the 414th Soyuz U flight and the 25th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1676, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 173 × 354 km orbit inclined 67.2°. 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
- 414th Soyuz U flight · 25th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,915th launch59th this yearhumanity's 2,977th orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1676 · NORAD 15959 · 1985-072 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1985-072A
- Epoch
- 1985-08-16 17:55:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06539308 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0136263
- Inclination
- 67.1557°
- Ascending node
- 178.6776°
- Arg. of perigee
- 94.8841°
- Mean anomaly
- 266.0942°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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-1676 · NORAD 15959 · landed October 14, 1985
Soyuz-U 46-824 Blok-I · re-entered August 22, 1985
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
270th launch from 41/1, 8th this year · 1,067th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 16 launch?
Yantar-4K2 16 launched on August 16, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 16?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 16 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 16 reach?
Kosmos-1676, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 173 × 354 km orbit inclined 67.2°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).