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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-4K2 36
Launched
February 3, 1988
Summary
Yantar-4K2 36 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 3, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,154th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 3,261st orbital launch attempt. It was the 495th Soyuz U flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1916, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 369 km orbit inclined 64.9°. 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
- 495th Soyuz U flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,154th launch7th this yearhumanity's 3,261st orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1916 · NORAD 18823 · 1988-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1988-007A
- Epoch
- 1988-02-03 22:36:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.02942383 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0143251
- Inclination
- 64.8785°
- Ascending node
- 350.9736°
- Arg. of perigee
- 67.5307°
- Mean anomaly
- 294.1114°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 7
- B*
- 0.00011794
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-1916 · NORAD 18823 · re-entered February 29, 1988
Soyuz-U 77015-363 Blok-I · re-entered February 9, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
302nd launch from 31/6, 1st this year · 851st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
40 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 36 launch?
Yantar-4K2 36 launched on February 3, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 36?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 36?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 36 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 36 reach?
Kosmos-1916, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 178 × 369 km orbit inclined 64.9°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 36 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).