Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-4K2 30
Launched
April 9, 1987
Summary
Yantar-4K2 30 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on April 9, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,077th launch, 27th this year and humanity's 3,173rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 466th Soyuz U flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1835, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 351 km orbit inclined 64.8°. 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
- 466th Soyuz U flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,077th launch27th this yearhumanity's 3,173rd orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1835 · NORAD 17849 · 1987-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1835
- Object ID
- 1987-032A
- Epoch
- 1987-04-09 11:37:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05779854 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0129188
- Inclination
- 64.7674°
- Ascending node
- 49.0112°
- Arg. of perigee
- 67.051°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.423°
- 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-1835 · NORAD 17849 · landed June 4, 1987
Soyuz-U 11-918 Blok-I · re-entered April 14, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
236th launch from 1/5, 4th this year · 812th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 30 launch?
Yantar-4K2 30 launched on April 9, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 30?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 30?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 30 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 30 reach?
Kosmos-1835, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 180 × 351 km orbit inclined 64.8°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 30 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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