Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-4KS1 12
Launched
March 23, 1989
Summary
Yantar-4KS1 12 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 23, 1989. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,260th launch, 19th this year and humanity's 3,398th orbital launch attempt. It was the 534th Soyuz U flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-2007, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 274 km orbit inclined 64.8°. 2 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
- 534th Soyuz U flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,260th launch19th this yearhumanity's 3,398th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-2007 · NORAD 19900 · 1989-024 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-024A
- Epoch
- 1989-03-23 12:17:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.18045831 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0063511
- Inclination
- 64.769°
- Ascending node
- 42.801°
- Arg. of perigee
- 66.8114°
- Mean anomaly
- 293.9733°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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-2007 · NORAD 19900 · deorbited September 22, 1989
Soyuz-U 15-875 Blok-I · re-entered March 25, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First generation electro-optical reconnaissance satellite
Pad

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
276th launch from 1/5, 6th this year · 902nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6 days 17 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-4KS1 12 launch?
Yantar-4KS1 12 launched on March 23, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4KS1 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4KS1 12?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4KS1 12 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-4KS1 12 reach?
Kosmos-2007, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 274 km orbit inclined 64.8°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4KS1 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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