Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Yantar-4KS1 9
Launched
March 30, 1988
Summary
Yantar-4KS1 9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 30, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,169th launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 3,281st orbital launch attempt. It was the 500th Soyuz U flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1936, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 276 km orbit inclined 64.8°. 5 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
- 500th Soyuz U flight · 7th this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,169th launch22nd this yearhumanity's 3,281st orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1936 · NORAD 19015 · 1988-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1936
- Object ID
- 1988-027A
- Epoch
- 1988-03-30 13:21:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.17663055 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0065061
- Inclination
- 64.7574°
- Ascending node
- 43.4534°
- Arg. of perigee
- 59.424°
- Mean anomaly
- 301.3211°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.000042212
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-1936 · NORAD 19015 · deorbited May 18, 1988
Soyuz-U 15-365 Blok-I · re-entered April 2, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
First generation electro-optical reconnaissance satellite
Pad

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
253rd launch from 1/5, 5th this year · 858th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6 days 14 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Yantar-4KS1 9 launch?
Yantar-4KS1 9 launched on March 30, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yantar-4KS1 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Yantar-4KS1 9?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Yantar-4KS1 9 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Yantar-4KS1 9 reach?
Kosmos-1936, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 190 × 276 km orbit inclined 64.8°.
How many satellites did Yantar-4KS1 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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