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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2 41
Launched
September 15, 1988
Summary
Yantar-4K2 41 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 15, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,217th launch, 70th this year and humanity's 3,341st orbital launch attempt. It was the 520th Soyuz U flight and the 27th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1969, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 174 × 354 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
- 520th Soyuz U flight · 27th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,217th launch70th this yearhumanity's 3,341st orbital launch attempt88th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1969 · NORAD 19495 · 1988-084 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1969
- Object ID
- 1988-084A
- Epoch
- 1988-09-15 23:44:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0643454 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0135805
- Inclination
- 67.1376°
- Ascending node
- 205.1273°
- Arg. of perigee
- 93.5978°
- Mean anomaly
- 267.8752°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- B*
- 0.00021352
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-1969 · NORAD 19495 · landed November 13, 1988
Soyuz-U 48-930 Blok-I · re-entered September 19, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
301st launch from 41/1, 9th this year · 1,234th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
310 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 4 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 41 launch?
Yantar-4K2 41 launched on September 15, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 41?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 41?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 41 launch from?
41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 41 reach?
Kosmos-1969, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 174 × 354 km orbit inclined 67.1°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 41 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).