Soviet Space ProgramTsiklon-332/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Tselina-D 45
Launched
March 15, 1984
Image: NASA
Summary
Tselina-D 45 launched on a Soviet Space Program Tsiklon-3 from 32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 15, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,778th launch, 19th this year and humanity's 2,802nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Tsiklon-3 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1544, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 641 × 671 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
- 23rd Tsiklon-3 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,778th launch19th this yearhumanity's 2,802nd orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1544 · NORAD 14819 · 1984-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1544
- Object ID
- 1984-027A
- Epoch
- 1984-03-15 20:05:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.73807557 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0021313
- Inclination
- 82.5451°
- Ascending node
- 96.5052°
- Arg. of perigee
- 281.9314°
- Mean anomaly
- 77.5095°
- 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-1544 · NORAD 14819 · re-entered July 23, 2024
Tsiklon-3 No. 14-705 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
13th launch from 32/2, 2nd this year · 982nd from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
65 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
36 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian FederationOpen in maps
Questions
When did Tselina-D 45 launch?
Tselina-D 45 launched on March 15, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tselina-D 45?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tselina-D 45?
Tsiklon-3, flown by Soviet Space Program. Tsiklon-3 spec sheet
Where did Tselina-D 45 launch from?
32/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Tselina-D 45 reach?
Kosmos-1544, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 641 × 671 km orbit inclined 82.5°.
How many satellites did Tselina-D 45 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
