Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2 27
Launched
December 16, 1986
Summary
Yantar-4K2 27 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 16, 1986. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,046th launch, 90th this year and humanity's 3,135th orbital launch attempt. It was the 458th Soyuz U flight and the 32nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1807, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 173 × 337 km orbit inclined 67.1°. 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
- 458th Soyuz U flight · 32nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,046th launch90th this yearhumanity's 3,135th orbital launch attempt106th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1807 · NORAD 17217 · 1986-099 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1807
- Object ID
- 1986-099A
- Epoch
- 1986-12-16 22:43:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09599302 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0123601
- Inclination
- 67.1444°
- Ascending node
- 280.3666°
- Arg. of perigee
- 94.0441°
- Mean anomaly
- 267.5329°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- B*
- 0.000099999
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-1807 · NORAD 17217 · landed January 23, 1987
Soyuz-U 56-318 Blok-I · re-entered December 22, 1986
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad

41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
285th launch from 41/1, 9th this year · 1,148th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
30 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 27 launch?
Yantar-4K2 27 launched on December 16, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 27?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 27?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 27 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 27 reach?
Kosmos-1807, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 173 × 337 km orbit inclined 67.1°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 27 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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