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Yantar'-4KS1

Soyuz-U launch from Baikonur (Soviet Union) on December 28, 1982, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 28, 1982 · 12:00 UTCLaunch 1982-120Launch no. 2,639 in the log
RocketSoyuz-U
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC31
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 28, 1982, 12:00
Launch designation
1982-120
Mission
Yantar'-4KS1
Flight name
Kosmos-1426
Vehicle flight ID
Sh15000-332

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
413 km
Payload mass to orbit
6.6 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-14261982-120ANORAD 13745Central Specialized Design BureauOptical imaging3,390 kgDeorbited · Mar 5, 1983

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.