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Soviet Space ProgramK65M-RB107, Kapustin Yar, Russian Federation

BOR-4 406

Launched

December 27, 1983

Launch Successful

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.

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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

50.7°Inclination
187 × 228 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
88.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
179.7°Ascending node
15633 d agoElement epoch1983-12-27 11:07 UTC · stale

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

Map of 107

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

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).