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Yantar-4K2M 1
Soyuz-U-PVBRussian Space Forces16/2
Friday, September 24, 2004 · 04:50 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
Film-return reconnaisance satellite. Maneuvered on October 1 to a 213 x 330 km orbit. Believed to be an improved Yantar-4K1 with a longer lifetime - and given the code name 'Kobalt' previously applied to the defunct Yantar-4K2 system. When re-entry was commanded after only 107 days in orbit, there was speculation that problems had arisen with the satellite. Sources claimed the satellite had some kind of control problem, which was brought under control, and the two smaller film return capsules were successfully returned.
PayloadYantar-4K2M 1
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerRussian Space Forces
Stages3
Pad16/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
16/2
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Global range
- Latitude
- 62.960°N
- Longitude
- 40.683°E
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
04:50 PM UTC - 04:50 PM UTC
Provider
Russian Space Forces
Profile →RUS • Founded 1992
The Russian Space Forces are a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Russia. Having been reestablished following August 1, 2015 merger betw...
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
