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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2 55
Launched
October 16, 1990
Summary
Yantar-4K2 55 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on October 16, 1990. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,378th launch, 62nd this year and humanity's 3,573rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 569th Soyuz U flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2102, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 349 km orbit inclined 62.9°. 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
- 569th Soyuz U flight · 15th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,378th launch62nd this yearhumanity's 3,573rd orbital launch attempt97th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2102 · NORAD 20909 · 1990-092 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1990-092A
- Epoch
- 1990-10-16 21:42:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.03951461 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.011748
- Inclination
- 62.8519°
- Ascending node
- 259.3691°
- Arg. of perigee
- 117.9337°
- Mean anomaly
- 243.2582°
- 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-2102 · NORAD 20909 · landed December 12, 1990
Soyuz-U 47-977 Blok-I · re-entered October 20, 1990
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
91st launch from 16/2, 9th this year · 1,335th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
39 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 55 launch?
Yantar-4K2 55 launched on October 16, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 55?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 55?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 55 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 55 reach?
Kosmos-2102, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 349 km orbit inclined 62.9°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 55 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).