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Yantar-4K2M 3

Launched

June 7, 2007 · 18:00 UTC

Launch Successful

Summary

Yantar-4K2M 3 launched on a Russian Space Forces Soyuz-U-PVB from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on June 7, 2007 at 18:00 UTC. It was Russian Space Forces's 66th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,841st orbital launch attempt. It was the 70th Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2427, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 174 × 347 km orbit inclined 67.1°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Soyuz-U-PVB · Russian Space Forces
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
70th Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 1st this yearRussian Space Forces's 66th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,841st orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

67.1°Inclination
174 × 347 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
89.6 minPeriodfrom mean elements
151.8°Ascending node
7070 d agoElement epoch2007-06-07 22:39 UTC · stale

Kosmos-2427 · NORAD 31595 · 2007-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2007-022A
Epoch
2007-06-07 22:39:50 UTC
Mean motion
16.07553751 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0130254
Inclination
67.1422°
Ascending node
151.7719°
Arg. of perigee
92.917°
Mean anomaly
6.885°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
3
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

5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit

  • Kosmos-2427 · NORAD 31595 · landed August 22, 2007

Soyuz-U-PVB 33-137 Blok-I · re-entered June 13, 2007

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Film-return reconnaisance satellite.

Pad

Map of 16/2

16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

127th launch from 16/2, 1st this year · 1,552nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 7, 10:00 PM GMT+4, in daylight

136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

321 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did Yantar-4K2M 3 launch?

Yantar-4K2M 3 launched on June 7, 2007 at 18:00 UTC.

Where can I watch Yantar-4K2M 3?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Yantar-4K2M 3?

Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Russian Space Forces. Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet

Where did Yantar-4K2M 3 launch from?

16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation. Liftoff was Jun 7, 10:00 PM GMT+4 local time at the pad.

What orbit did Yantar-4K2M 3 reach?

Kosmos-2427, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 174 × 347 km orbit inclined 67.1°.

How many satellites did Yantar-4K2M 3 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).