Soviet Space ProgramK65M-RB107, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
BOR-4 406
Launched
December 27, 1983
Summary
BOR-4 406 launched on a Soviet Space Program K65M-RB from 107, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation on December 27, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,757th launch, 98th this year and humanity's 2,773rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd K65M-RB flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1517, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 187 × 228 km orbit inclined 50.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- K65M-RB · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd K65M-RB flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,757th launch98th this yearhumanity's 2,773rd orbital launch attempt127th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1517 · NORAD 14585 · 1983-125 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1983-125A
- Epoch
- 1983-12-27 11:07:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.27192242 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0031086
- Inclination
- 50.661°
- Ascending node
- 179.6958°
- Arg. of perigee
- 308.0748°
- Mean anomaly
- 51.7456°
- 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-1517 · NORAD 14585 · landed December 27, 1983
K65M-RB Stage 2 · re-entered December 29, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Test flight of a test article for the Spiral lifting body spacecraft
Pad

107, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
1st launch from 107, 1st this year · 95th from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
3 launches from this pad · 101 from Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did BOR-4 406 launch?
BOR-4 406 launched on December 27, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch BOR-4 406?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched BOR-4 406?
K65M-RB, flown by Soviet Space Program. K65M-RB spec sheet
Where did BOR-4 406 launch from?
107, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation.
What orbit did BOR-4 406 reach?
Kosmos-1517, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 187 × 228 km orbit inclined 50.7°.
How many satellites did BOR-4 406 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).