Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-4K2 2
Launched
April 2, 1982
Summary
Yantar-4K2 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 2, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,574th launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 2,546th orbital launch attempt. It was the 272nd Soyuz U flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1347, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 334 km orbit inclined 70.4°. 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
- 272nd Soyuz U flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,574th launch23rd this yearhumanity's 2,546th orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1347 · NORAD 13122 · 1982-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1982-028A
- Epoch
- 1982-04-02 10:07:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08500398 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0114725
- Inclination
- 70.3552°
- Ascending node
- 27.4257°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.5233°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.7994°
- 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-1347 · NORAD 13122 · landed May 21, 1982
Soyuz-U No. 310 Blok-I · re-entered April 5, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
243rd launch from 31/6, 2nd this year · 622nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
61 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 2 launch?
Yantar-4K2 2 launched on April 2, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 2?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 2 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 2 reach?
Kosmos-1347, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 334 km orbit inclined 70.4°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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