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Russian Space ForcesSoyuz-U-PVB16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Yantar-4K2M 5
Launched
April 29, 2009
Summary
Yantar-4K2M 5 launched on a Russian Space Forces Soyuz-U-PVB from 16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on April 29, 2009. It was Russian Space Forces's 71st launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,978th orbital launch attempt. It was the 73rd Soyuz-U-PVB flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2450, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 175 × 342 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 · Russian Space Forces
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 73rd Soyuz-U-PVB flight · 1st this yearRussian Space Forces's 71st launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,978th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2450 · NORAD 34871 · 2009-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2009-022A
- Epoch
- 2009-04-29 18:14:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08263476 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0126186
- Inclination
- 67.1174°
- Ascending node
- 98.7316°
- Arg. of perigee
- 86.1184°
- Mean anomaly
- 275.4997°
- 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-2450 · NORAD 34871 · landed July 27, 2009
Soyuz-U-PVB 75-152 Blok-I · re-entered May 4, 2009
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaisance satellite.
Pad
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
131st launch from 16/2, 1st this year · 1,565th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
136 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
148 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Yantar-4K2M 5 launch?
Yantar-4K2M 5 launched on April 29, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4K2M 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4K2M 5?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Russian Space Forces. Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4K2M 5 launch from?
16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Yantar-4K2M 5 reach?
Kosmos-2450, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 175 × 342 km orbit inclined 67.1°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4K2M 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).