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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2 44
Launched
March 2, 1989
Summary
Yantar-4K2 44 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 2, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,257th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 3,393rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 533rd Soyuz U flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2005, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 333 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
- 533rd Soyuz U flight · 6th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,257th launch16th this yearhumanity's 3,393rd orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2005 · NORAD 19862 · 1989-019 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-019A
- Epoch
- 1989-03-02 20:12:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06094839 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0102831
- Inclination
- 62.8042°
- Ascending node
- 35.475°
- Arg. of perigee
- 114.1901°
- Mean anomaly
- 246.9568°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2005 · NORAD 19862 · landed April 25, 1989
Soyuz-U 39-969 Blok-I · re-entered March 8, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
160th launch from 43/3 (43L), 3rd this year · 1,257th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 44 launch?
Yantar-4K2 44 launched on March 2, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 44?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 44?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 44 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 44 reach?
Kosmos-2005, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 333 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 44 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).