Soviet Space ProgramProton-K200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
TKS 3
Launched
March 2, 1983 · 09:37 UTC
Summary
TKS 3 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K from 200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 2, 1983 at 09:37 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,669th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 2,660th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Proton-K flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1443, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 268 km orbit inclined 51.6°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 17th Proton-K flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,669th launch10th this yearhumanity's 2,660th orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1443 · NORAD 13868 · 1983-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1443
- Object ID
- 1983-013A
- Epoch
- 1983-03-02 09:26:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.17062378 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0050722
- Inclination
- 51.6267°
- Ascending node
- 313.575°
- Arg. of perigee
- 86.439°
- Mean anomaly
- 274.2426°
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components
- Kosmos-1443 · NORAD 13868 · docked March 10, 1983
Proton-K 309-02 Stage 3 · re-entered March 5, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Resupply mission for Salyut space station
Pad

200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
13th launch from 200/39 (200L), 1st this year · 664th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 2, 2:37 PM GMT+5, in daylight
167 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
67 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did TKS 3 launch?
TKS 3 launched on March 2, 1983 at 09:37 UTC.
Where can I watch TKS 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched TKS 3?
Proton-K, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K spec sheet
Where did TKS 3 launch from?
200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Mar 2, 2:37 PM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit did TKS 3 reach?
Kosmos-1443, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 201 × 268 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did TKS 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is TKS 3 part of?
Salyut. About Salyut
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