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Strategic Rocket ForcesSoyuz-U-PVB43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2 78
Launched
June 24, 1998
Summary
Yantar-4K2 78 launched on a Strategic Rocket Forces Soyuz-U-PVB from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 24, 1998. It was Strategic Rocket Forces's 9th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,246th orbital launch attempt. It was the 43rd Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2358, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 174 × 342 km orbit inclined 67.1°. 3 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
- 43rd Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 2nd this yearStrategic Rocket Forces's 9th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,246th orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2358 · NORAD 25373 · 1998-038 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2358
- Object ID
- 1998-038A
- Epoch
- 1998-06-24 21:15:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08559424 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0126114
- Inclination
- 67.1296°
- Ascending node
- 176.2846°
- Arg. of perigee
- 93.0668°
- Mean anomaly
- 268.4962°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2358 · NORAD 25373 · landed October 22, 1998
Soyuz-U-PVB No. 043 Blok-I · re-entered June 28, 1998
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
211th launch from 43/3 (43L), 1st this year · 1,496th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
218 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 78 launch?
Yantar-4K2 78 launched on June 24, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 78?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 78?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Strategic Rocket Forces. Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 78 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 78 reach?
Kosmos-2358, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 174 × 342 km orbit inclined 67.1°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 78 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).