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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2 50
Launched
January 25, 1990
Summary
Yantar-4K2 50 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on January 25, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,320th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,485th orbital launch attempt. It was the 556th Soyuz U flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2057, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 334 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
- 556th Soyuz U flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,320th launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,485th orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2057 · NORAD 20457 · 1990-009 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1990-009A
- Epoch
- 1990-01-26 03:25:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06234927 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0104619
- Inclination
- 62.84°
- Ascending node
- 331.6681°
- Arg. of perigee
- 116.903°
- Mean anomaly
- 244.5257°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- B*
- 0.00039196
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-2057 · NORAD 20457 · landed March 19, 1990
Soyuz-U 59-971 Blok-I · re-entered January 30, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
83rd launch from 16/2, 1st this year · 1,297th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
56 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 50 launch?
Yantar-4K2 50 launched on January 25, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 50?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 50?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 50 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 50 reach?
Kosmos-2057, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 334 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 50 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).