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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2 38
Launched
May 12, 1988
Summary
Yantar-4K2 38 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 12, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,178th launch, 31st this year and humanity's 3,291st orbital launch attempt. It was the 504th Soyuz U flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1942, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 174 × 366 km orbit inclined 67.1°. 3 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
- 504th Soyuz U flight · 11th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,178th launch31st this yearhumanity's 3,291st orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1942 · NORAD 19115 · 1988-037 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1942
- Object ID
- 1988-037A
- Epoch
- 1988-05-12 23:25:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.04255486 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0144452
- Inclination
- 67.1383°
- Ascending node
- 75.8986°
- Arg. of perigee
- 92.5641°
- Mean anomaly
- 269.4461°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- B*
- 0.00032318
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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1942 · NORAD 19115 · landed July 4, 1988
Soyuz-U 15-106 Blok-I · re-entered May 16, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
211th launch from 43/4 (43R), 3rd this year · 1,215th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 38 launch?
Yantar-4K2 38 launched on May 12, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 38?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 38?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 38 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 38 reach?
Kosmos-1942, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 174 × 366 km orbit inclined 67.1°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 38 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).