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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2 52
Launched
May 7, 1990
Summary
Yantar-4K2 52 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 7, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,342nd launch, 26th this year and humanity's 3,520th orbital launch attempt. It was the 562nd Soyuz U flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2077, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 325 km orbit inclined 62.8°. 3 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
- 562nd Soyuz U flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,342nd launch26th this yearhumanity's 3,520th orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2077 · NORAD 20604 · 1990-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1990-042A
- Epoch
- 1990-05-07 19:52:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.07637983 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0096872
- Inclination
- 62.8139°
- Ascending node
- 94.9705°
- Arg. of perigee
- 115.5443°
- Mean anomaly
- 245.5762°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2077 · NORAD 20604 · landed July 4, 1990
Soyuz-U 59-973 Blok-I · re-entered May 12, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
85th launch from 16/2, 3rd this year · 1,313th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
9 days 7 hours after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 52 launch?
Yantar-4K2 52 launched on May 7, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 52?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 52?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 52 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 52 reach?
Kosmos-2077, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 196 × 325 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 52 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).