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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2 60
Launched
September 19, 1991
Summary
Yantar-4K2 60 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 19, 1991. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,442nd launch, 47th this year and humanity's 3,666th orbital launch attempt. It was the 579th Soyuz U flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2156, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 172 × 348 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
- 579th Soyuz U flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,442nd launch47th this yearhumanity's 3,666th orbital launch attempt69th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2156 · NORAD 21713 · 1991-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1991-066A
- Epoch
- 1991-09-20 04:03:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.07809134 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0133154
- Inclination
- 67.1306°
- Ascending node
- 227.8656°
- Arg. of perigee
- 96.5768°
- Mean anomaly
- 265.0977°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- B*
- 0.0002115
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-2156 · NORAD 21713 · landed November 17, 1991
Soyuz-U 53-983 Blok-I · re-entered September 22, 1991
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
183rd launch from 43/3 (43L), 7th this year · 1,374th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
29 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 60 launch?
Yantar-4K2 60 launched on September 19, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 60?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 60?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 60 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 60 reach?
Kosmos-2156, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 172 × 348 km orbit inclined 67.1°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 60 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).