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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2 49
Launched
November 30, 1989
Summary
Yantar-4K2 49 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on November 30, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,311th launch, 70th this year and humanity's 3,470th orbital launch attempt. It was the 554th Soyuz U flight and the 27th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2052, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 185 × 350 km orbit inclined 67.2°. 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
- 554th Soyuz U flight · 27th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,311th launch70th this yearhumanity's 3,470th orbital launch attempt96th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2052 · NORAD 20350 · 1989-095 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-095A
- Epoch
- 1989-11-30 14:46:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05068471 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0124448
- Inclination
- 67.1765°
- Ascending node
- 281.2188°
- Arg. of perigee
- 101.1199°
- Mean anomaly
- 260.4014°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-2052 · NORAD 20350 · landed January 24, 1990
Soyuz-U 39-971 Blok-I · re-entered December 3, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
82nd launch from 16/2, 8th this year · 1,292nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
6 days 18 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 49 launch?
Yantar-4K2 49 launched on November 30, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 49?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 49?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 49 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 49 reach?
Kosmos-2052, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 185 × 350 km orbit inclined 67.2°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 49 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).