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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2 45
Launched
April 20, 1989
Summary
Yantar-4K2 45 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 20, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,265th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 3,405th orbital launch attempt. It was the 535th Soyuz U flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2018, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 335 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
- 535th Soyuz U flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,265th launch24th this yearhumanity's 3,405th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2018 · NORAD 19938 · 1989-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-031A
- Epoch
- 1989-04-21 01:40:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06231949 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0105885
- Inclination
- 62.8099°
- Ascending node
- 75.2697°
- Arg. of perigee
- 113.7657°
- Mean anomaly
- 244.9298°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- B*
- 0.00038573
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-2018 · NORAD 19938 · landed June 19, 1989
Soyuz-U 59-391 Blok-I · re-entered April 24, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
162nd launch from 43/3 (43L), 5th this year · 1,262nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 45 launch?
Yantar-4K2 45 launched on April 20, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 45?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 45?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 45 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 45 reach?
Kosmos-2018, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 335 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 45 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).