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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-4K2 46
Launched
May 17, 1989
Summary
Yantar-4K2 46 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 17, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,268th launch, 27th this year and humanity's 3,410th orbital launch attempt. It was the 537th Soyuz U flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2020, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 177 × 378 km orbit inclined 64.8°. 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
- 537th Soyuz U flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,268th launch27th this yearhumanity's 3,410th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2020 · NORAD 19986 · 1989-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2020
- Object ID
- 1989-036A
- Epoch
- 1989-05-17 14:21:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.01316017 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0151152
- Inclination
- 64.7862°
- Ascending node
- 105.6732°
- Arg. of perigee
- 68.4964°
- Mean anomaly
- 292.0038°
- 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-2020 · NORAD 19986 · landed July 15, 1989
Soyuz-U 35-876 Blok-I · re-entered May 21, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
277th launch from 1/5, 7th this year · 904th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 46 launch?
Yantar-4K2 46 launched on May 17, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 46?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 46?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 46 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 46 reach?
Kosmos-2020, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 177 × 378 km orbit inclined 64.8°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 46 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).