Kosmos 1541

Kosmos 1541
Mission type Early warning
COSPAR ID 1984-024A
SATCAT № 14790
Mission duration 4 years [1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type US-K [2]
Launch mass 1,900 kilograms (4,200 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date 6 March 1984, 17:10 UTC
Rocket Molniya-M/2BL[2]
Launch site Plesetsk Cosmodrome[2][3]
End of mission
Deactivated 31 October 1985[1]
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Molniya [2]
Perigee 613 kilometres (381 mi)[4]
Apogee 39,738 kilometres (24,692 mi)[4]
Inclination 63.0 degrees[4]
Period 717.72 minutes[4]

Kosmos 1541 (Russian: Космос 1541 meaning Cosmos 1541) is a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1984 as part of the Soviet military's Oko programme. The satellite is designed to identify missile launches using optical telescopes and infrared sensors.[2]

Kosmos 1541 was launched from Site 16/2 at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Russian SSR.[3] A Molniya-M carrier rocket with a 2BL upper stage was used to perform the launch, which took place at 17:10 UTC on 6 March 1984.[3] The launch successfully placed the satellite into a molniya orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 1984-024A.[4] The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 14790.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Podvig, Pavel (2002). "History and the Current Status of the Russian Early-Warning System" (pdf). Science and Global Security 10: 21–60. doi:10.1080/08929880212328. ISSN 0892-9882.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "US-K (73D6)". Gunter's Space Page. 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 30 April 2012.

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