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Yantar-4K2 30

Launched

April 9, 1987

Launch Successful

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.

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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

64.8°Inclination
180 × 351 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
89.7 minPeriodfrom mean elements
49.0°Ascending node
14435 d agoElement epoch1987-04-09 11:37 UTC · stale

Kosmos-1835 · NORAD 17849 · 1987-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

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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

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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

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).