Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2 32
Launched
July 9, 1987
Summary
Yantar-4K2 32 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on July 9, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,104th launch, 54th this year and humanity's 3,202nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 478th Soyuz U flight and the 19th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1866, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 176 × 367 km orbit inclined 67.2°. 11 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
- 478th Soyuz U flight · 19th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,104th launch54th this yearhumanity's 3,202nd orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1866 · NORAD 18184 · 1987-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 11 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1987-059A
- Epoch
- 1987-07-09 17:26:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.03728708 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0143812
- Inclination
- 67.1533°
- Ascending node
- 156.0891°
- Arg. of perigee
- 94.5693°
- Mean anomaly
- 266.9812°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
11 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 8 debris, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1866 · NORAD 18184 · broke up July 26, 1987
Soyuz-U 28-931 Blok-I · re-entered July 15, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad

16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
62nd launch from 16/2, 5th this year · 1,181st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 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 32 launch?
Yantar-4K2 32 launched on July 9, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 32?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 32?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 32 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 32 reach?
Kosmos-1866, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 176 × 367 km orbit inclined 67.2°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 32 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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