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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2 34
Launched
October 22, 1987
Summary
Yantar-4K2 34 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 22, 1987. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,129th launch, 79th this year and humanity's 3,232nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 486th Soyuz U flight and the 27th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1893, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 170 × 360 km orbit inclined 67.2°. 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
- 486th Soyuz U flight · 27th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,129th launch79th this yearhumanity's 3,232nd orbital launch attempt93rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1893 · NORAD 18432 · 1987-089 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1987-089A
- Epoch
- 1987-10-22 14:11:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06061034 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.014283
- Inclination
- 67.1664°
- Ascending node
- 233.4669°
- Arg. of perigee
- 92.0194°
- Mean anomaly
- 269.736°
- 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-1893 · NORAD 18432 · landed December 16, 1987
Soyuz-U 35-945 Blok-I · re-entered October 26, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
63rd launch from 16/2, 6th this year · 1,193rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
104 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 34 launch?
Yantar-4K2 34 launched on October 22, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 34?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 34?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 34 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 34 reach?
Kosmos-1893, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 170 × 360 km orbit inclined 67.2°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 34 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).