Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-4K2 22
Launched
April 9, 1986
Summary
Yantar-4K2 22 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 9, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,979th launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 3,059th orbital launch attempt. It was the 434th Soyuz U flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1739, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 127 × 361 km orbit inclined 63.9°. 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
- 434th Soyuz U flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,979th launch23rd this yearhumanity's 3,059th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1739 · NORAD 16677 · 1986-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1986-028A
- Epoch
- 1986-04-09 09:21:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.13803241 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0176897
- Inclination
- 63.8549°
- Ascending node
- 352.0992°
- Arg. of perigee
- 333.8352°
- Mean anomaly
- 25.3948°
- 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-1739 · NORAD 16677 · landed June 7, 1986
Soyuz-U 21-836 Blok-I · re-entered April 14, 1986
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
288th launch from 31/6, 2nd this year · 775th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 22 launch?
Yantar-4K2 22 launched on April 9, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 22?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 22?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 22 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 22 reach?
Kosmos-1739, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 127 × 361 km orbit inclined 63.9°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 22 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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