Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-4K2 26
Launched
November 13, 1986
Summary
Yantar-4K2 26 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 13, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,035th launch, 79th this year and humanity's 3,122nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 456th Soyuz U flight and the 30th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1792, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 181 × 333 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
- 456th Soyuz U flight · 30th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,035th launch79th this yearhumanity's 3,122nd orbital launch attempt93rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1792 · NORAD 17068 · 1986-087 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1986-087A
- Epoch
- 1986-11-13 10:52:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08851246 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0114955
- Inclination
- 64.92°
- Ascending node
- 253.2535°
- Arg. of perigee
- 65.0392°
- Mean anomaly
- 296.2669°
- 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-1792 · NORAD 17068 · landed January 5, 1987
Soyuz-U 11-333 Blok-I · re-entered November 19, 1986
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
295th launch from 31/6, 9th this year · 796th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
57 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 26 launch?
Yantar-4K2 26 launched on November 13, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 26?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 26?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 26 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 26 reach?
Kosmos-1792, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 181 × 333 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 26 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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