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Launch · COSPAR 1972-104 · 25 Dec 1972

COSMOS 540

Plesetsk Cosmodrome · RU62.93°, 40.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

4

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

2

Decayed

2

50% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Plesetsk CosmodromePlesetsk Cosmodrome

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 4

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
COSMOS 540Kosmos (Russian military / government)63231972-104AUnknownLEO753 / 780 km74.08°on orbitRussian Ministry of Defence

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-8 R/B63241972-104BInactiveLEO734 / 748 km74.08°on orbit—

Debris Debris · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-8 DEB63911972-104CDecayedLEO202 / 222 km74.05°04 Aug 2014—
SL-8 DEB63961972-104DDecayedLEO213 / 223 km74.05°26 Feb 2025—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1972-104
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
25 Dec 1972
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Site code
PLMSC
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY9WQGJHCFFY2YXR8G5

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1972-104; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

COSMOS 540 — Launch 1972-104, 25 Dec 1972 | SatelliteIndex