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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2 59
Launched
May 24, 1991
Summary
Yantar-4K2 59 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 24, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,421st launch, 26th this year and humanity's 3,634th orbital launch attempt. It was the 576th Soyuz U flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2149, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 172 × 360 km orbit inclined 67.1°. 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
- 576th Soyuz U flight · 4th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,421st launch26th this yearhumanity's 3,634th orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2149 · NORAD 21315 · 1991-036 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1991-036A
- Epoch
- 1991-05-24 19:45:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05704985 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.014136
- Inclination
- 67.1358°
- Ascending node
- 100.1546°
- Arg. of perigee
- 95.3833°
- Mean anomaly
- 266.3652°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0.00016475
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-2149 · NORAD 21315 · landed July 4, 1991
Soyuz-U 17-981 Blok-I · re-entered May 27, 1991
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
179th launch from 43/3 (43L), 3rd this year · 1,360th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
63 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 59 launch?
Yantar-4K2 59 launched on May 24, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 59?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 59?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 59 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 59 reach?
Kosmos-2149, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 172 × 360 km orbit inclined 67.1°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 59 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).