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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2 29
Launched
February 26, 1987
Summary
Yantar-4K2 29 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 26, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,068th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 3,160th orbital launch attempt. It was the 464th Soyuz U flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1824, one of 2 catalogued objects, from March 1, 1987, was 172 × 339 km 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
- 464th Soyuz U flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,068th launch18th this yearhumanity's 3,160th orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1824 · NORAD 17559 · 1987-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1987-021A
- Epoch
- 1987-03-01 21:54:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09443532 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0126065
- Inclination
- 67.1487°
- Ascending node
- 333.647°
- Arg. of perigee
- 91.7524°
- Mean anomaly
- 269.7938°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 54
- B*
- 0.00014604
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1824 · NORAD 17559 · landed April 22, 1987
Soyuz-U 56-914 Blok-I · re-entered March 4, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
287th launch from 41/1, 2nd this year · 1,162nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 29 launch?
Yantar-4K2 29 launched on February 26, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 29?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 29?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 29 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 29 reach?
The tracked orbit of Kosmos-1824, one of 2 catalogued objects, from March 1, 1987, was 172 × 339 km inclined 67.1°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 29 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).