Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 43
Launched
December 15, 1983
Image: NASA
Summary
Tselina-D 43 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on December 15, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,754th launch, 95th this year and humanity's 2,770th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Tsiklon-3 flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1515, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 643 × 670 km orbit inclined 82.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Tsiklon-3 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 21st Tsiklon-3 flight · 5th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,754th launch95th this yearhumanity's 2,770th orbital launch attempt124th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1515 · NORAD 14551 · 1983-122 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1515
- Object ID
- 1983-122A
- Epoch
- 1983-12-15 13:47:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.73649689 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0019253
- Inclination
- 82.5272°
- Ascending node
- 296.6468°
- Arg. of perigee
- 287.7386°
- Mean anomaly
- 72.1321°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- Kosmos-1515 · NORAD 14551 · re-entered September 3, 2025
Tsiklon-3 14-708 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Tselina-D satellites provided detailed observation of radio sources detected by the smaller Tselina-O satellites as part of the Tselina ELINT system.
Pad
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
11th launch from 32/2, 4th this year · 967th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Tselina-D 43 launch?
Tselina-D 43 launched on December 15, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 43?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 43?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 43 launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 43 reach?
Kosmos-1515, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 643 × 670 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 43 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).