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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-4K2 40
Launched
August 16, 1988
Summary
Yantar-4K2 40 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on August 16, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,208th launch, 61st this year and humanity's 3,327th orbital launch attempt. It was the 515th Soyuz U flight and the 22nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1963, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 357 km orbit inclined 64.8°. 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
- 515th Soyuz U flight · 22nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,208th launch61st this yearhumanity's 3,327th orbital launch attempt74th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1963 · NORAD 19384 · 1988-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1963
- Object ID
- 1988-070A
- Epoch
- 1988-08-16 12:52:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.043597 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.01314
- Inclination
- 64.7858°
- Ascending node
- 195.7634°
- Arg. of perigee
- 62.705°
- Mean anomaly
- 298.7427°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1963 · NORAD 19384 · landed October 2, 1988
Soyuz-U 35-947 Blok-I · re-entered August 21, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
262nd launch from 1/5, 14th this year · 879th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
8 days 3 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 40 launch?
Yantar-4K2 40 launched on August 16, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 40?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 40?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 40 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 40 reach?
Kosmos-1963, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 357 km orbit inclined 64.8°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 40 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).