Strategic Rocket ForcesSoyuz-U-PVB43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2 80
Launched
May 29, 2001
Summary
Yantar-4K2 80 launched on a Strategic Rocket Forces Soyuz-U-PVB from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on May 29, 2001. It was Strategic Rocket Forces's 15th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,474th orbital launch attempt. It was the 60th Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2377, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 172 × 365 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-PVB · Strategic Rocket Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 60th Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 1st this yearStrategic Rocket Forces's 15th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,474th orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2377 · NORAD 26775 · 2001-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 2377
- Object ID
- 2001-022A
- Epoch
- 2001-05-29 19:11:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.04612957 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0145153
- Inclination
- 67.1266°
- Ascending node
- 142.3626°
- Arg. of perigee
- 95.7771°
- Mean anomaly
- 266.2031°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-2377 · NORAD 26775 · landed October 10, 2001
Soyuz-U-PVB 23-841 Blok-I · re-entered June 2, 2001
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad

43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
258th launch from 43/4 (43R), 1st this year · 1,512th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
609 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K2 80 launch?
Yantar-4K2 80 launched on May 29, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2 80?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2 80?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Strategic Rocket Forces. Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2 80 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2 80 reach?
Kosmos-2377, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 172 × 365 km orbit inclined 67.1°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2 80 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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