Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz-U-PVB43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-6U 93
Launched
March 21, 1984
Summary
Zenit-6U 93 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz-U-PVB from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on March 21, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,781st launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 2,805th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Soyuz-U-PVB flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1545, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 379 km orbit inclined 72.8°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz-U-PVB · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Soyuz-U-PVB flightSoviet Space Program's 1,781st launch22nd this yearhumanity's 2,805th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1545 · NORAD 14849 · 1984-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1984-030A
- Epoch
- 1984-03-21 10:53:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.96527586 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0131053
- Inclination
- 72.8402°
- Ascending node
- 350.0955°
- Arg. of perigee
- 86.751°
- Mean anomaly
- 274.8669°
- 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
10 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 8 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1545 · NORAD 14849 · landed April 5, 1984
Soyuz-U-PVB 24-779 Blok-I · re-entered March 29, 1984
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad

43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
165th launch from 43/4 (43R), 2nd this year · 984th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
69 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-6U 93 launch?
Zenit-6U 93 launched on March 21, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 93?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 93?
Soyuz-U-PVB, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz-U-PVB spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 93 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 93 reach?
Kosmos-1545, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 204 × 379 km orbit inclined 72.8°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 93 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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