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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2 42
Launched
December 16, 1988
Summary
Yantar-4K2 42 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 16, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,236th launch, 89th this year and humanity's 3,368th orbital launch attempt. It was the 526th Soyuz U flight and the 33rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1984, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 323 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 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
- 526th Soyuz U flight · 33rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,236th launch89th this yearhumanity's 3,368th orbital launch attempt115th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1984 · NORAD 19705 · 1988-110 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1988-110A
- Epoch
- 1988-12-18 18:29:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08686456 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0098079
- Inclination
- 62.8409°
- Ascending node
- 312.5947°
- Arg. of perigee
- 116.6007°
- Mean anomaly
- 244.5591°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 32
- B*
- 0.000328
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1984 · NORAD 19705 · landed February 13, 1989
Soyuz-U 39-968 Blok-I · re-entered December 20, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
74th launch from 16/2, 10th this year · 1,244th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
50 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 42 launch?
Yantar-4K2 42 launched on December 16, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 42?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 42?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 42 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 42 reach?
Kosmos-1984, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 323 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 42 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).