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Strategic Rocket ForcesSoyuz-U-PVB43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2 79
Launched
August 18, 1999
Summary
Yantar-4K2 79 launched on a Strategic Rocket Forces Soyuz-U-PVB from 43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on August 18, 1999. It was Strategic Rocket Forces's 10th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,335th orbital launch attempt. It was the 48th Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2365, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 174 × 350 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
- 48th Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 4th this yearStrategic Rocket Forces's 10th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,335th orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2365 · NORAD 25889 · 1999-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2365
- Object ID
- 1999-044A
- Epoch
- 1999-08-18 19:16:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.07197047 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0132723
- Inclination
- 67.1382°
- Ascending node
- 223.0187°
- Arg. of perigee
- 97.1137°
- Mean anomaly
- 264.5056°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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-2365 · NORAD 25889 · landed December 15, 1999
Soyuz-U-PVB 17-785 Blok-I · re-entered August 22, 1999
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
215th launch from 43/3 (43L), 2nd this year · 1,502nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
234 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
41 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 79 launch?
Yantar-4K2 79 launched on August 18, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 79?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 79?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Strategic Rocket Forces. Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 79 launch from?
43/3 (43L), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 79 reach?
Kosmos-2365, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 174 × 350 km orbit inclined 67.1°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 79 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).