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Strategic Rocket ForcesSoyuz-U-PVB16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2 77
Launched
December 15, 1997
Summary
Yantar-4K2 77 launched on a Strategic Rocket Forces Soyuz-U-PVB from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 15, 1997. It was Strategic Rocket Forces's 6th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,201st orbital launch attempt. It was the 41st Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2348, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 173 × 352 km orbit inclined 67.2°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz-U-PVB · Strategic Rocket Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 41st Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 1st this yearStrategic Rocket Forces's 6th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,201st orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2348 · NORAD 25095 · 1997-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2348
- Object ID
- 1997-080A
- Epoch
- 1997-12-15 16:56:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06905668 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0135499
- Inclination
- 67.1508°
- Ascending node
- 305.8485°
- Arg. of perigee
- 94.5064°
- Mean anomaly
- 267.0707°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2348 · NORAD 25095 · landed April 14, 1998
Soyuz-U-PVB 24-763 Blok-I · re-entered December 20, 1997
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
115th launch from 16/2, 2nd this year · 1,493rd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
250 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 77 launch?
Yantar-4K2 77 launched on December 15, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 77?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 77?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Strategic Rocket Forces. Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 77 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 77 reach?
Kosmos-2348, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 173 × 352 km orbit inclined 67.2°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 77 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).