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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2 57
Launched
February 7, 1991
Summary
Yantar-4K2 57 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 7, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,401st launch, 6th this year and humanity's 3,605th orbital launch attempt. It was the 573rd Soyuz U flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2124, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 322 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
- 573rd Soyuz U flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,401st launch6th this yearhumanity's 3,605th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2124 · NORAD 21092 · 1991-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1991-008A
- Epoch
- 1991-02-08 10:22:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08636295 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0096328
- Inclination
- 62.8387°
- Ascending node
- 358.2745°
- Arg. of perigee
- 118.3735°
- Mean anomaly
- 242.4118°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11
- B*
- 0.0002809
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2124 · NORAD 21092 · landed April 7, 1991
Soyuz-U 17-980 Blok-I · re-entered February 11, 1991
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
95th launch from 16/2, 2nd this year · 1,347th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 57 launch?
Yantar-4K2 57 launched on February 7, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 57?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 57?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 57 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 57 reach?
Kosmos-2124, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 322 km orbit inclined 62.8°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 57 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).