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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/DM200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Potok 2
Launched
March 2, 1984
Summary
Potok 2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/DM from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 2, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,774th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 2,797th orbital launch attempt. It was the 43rd Proton-K/DM flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Kosmos-1540, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,841 × 35,980 km orbit inclined 1.4°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/DM · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 43rd Proton-K/DM flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,774th launch15th this yearhumanity's 2,797th orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1540 · NORAD 14783 · 1984-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1540
- Object ID
- 1984-022A
- Epoch
- 1984-03-03 21:54:43 UTC
- Mean motion
- 0.99856642 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0016473
- Inclination
- 1.4475°
- Ascending node
- 229.7104°
- Arg. of perigee
- 296.8188°
- Mean anomaly
- 51.921°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 125
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1540 · NORAD 14783 · in orbit
Proton-K 316-01 Stage 3 · re-entered March 3, 1984
Blok DM No. 43L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary military relay satellite
Pad
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
29th launch from 200/40, 1st this year · 699th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Potok 2 launch?
Potok 2 launched on March 2, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Potok 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Potok 2?
Proton-K/DM, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/DM spec sheet
Where did Potok 2 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Potok 2 reach?
Kosmos-1540, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 35,841 × 35,980 km orbit inclined 1.4°.
How many satellites did Potok 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).