Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-4KS1 1
Launched
December 28, 1982
Summary
Yantar-4KS1 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 28, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,658th launch, 107th this year and humanity's 2,645th orbital launch attempt. It was the 309th Soyuz U flight and the 44th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1426, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 371 km orbit inclined 50.5°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 309th Soyuz U flight · 44th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,658th launch107th this yearhumanity's 2,645th orbital launch attempt128th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1426 · NORAD 13745 · 1982-120 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1982-120A
- Epoch
- 1982-12-28 14:46:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.97524166 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0124044
- Inclination
- 50.5459°
- Ascending node
- 282.8059°
- Arg. of perigee
- 83.5071°
- Mean anomaly
- 272.4149°
- 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-1426 · NORAD 13745 · deorbited March 5, 1983
Soyuz-U No. 332 Blok-I · re-entered January 7, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First generation electro-optical reconnaissance satellite
Pad

31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
257th launch from 31/6, 16th this year · 661st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-4KS1 1 launch?
Yantar-4KS1 1 launched on December 28, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4KS1 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4KS1 1?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4KS1 1 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-4KS1 1 reach?
Kosmos-1426, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 206 × 371 km orbit inclined 50.5°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4KS1 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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