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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2 19
Launched
December 11, 1985
Summary
Yantar-4K2 19 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 11, 1985. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,948th launch, 92nd this year and humanity's 3,020th orbital launch attempt. It was the 424th Soyuz U flight and the 35th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1706, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 241 × 1,711 km orbit inclined 65.3°. 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
- 424th Soyuz U flight · 35th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,948th launch92nd this yearhumanity's 3,020th orbital launch attempt116th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1706 · NORAD 16306 · 1985-112 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1706
- Object ID
- 1985-112A
- Epoch
- 1985-12-11 14:17:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.78576161 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1000724
- Inclination
- 65.3153°
- Ascending node
- 286.9466°
- Arg. of perigee
- 191.1889°
- Mean anomaly
- 166.5354°
- 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-1706 · NORAD 16306 · landed February 9, 1986
Soyuz-U 32-812 Blok-I · re-entered December 16, 1985
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
47th launch from 16/2, 12th this year · 1,088th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
8 days 2 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 19 launch?
Yantar-4K2 19 launched on December 11, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 19?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 19?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 19 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 19 reach?
Kosmos-1706, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 241 × 1,711 km orbit inclined 65.3°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 19 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).