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Launch · COSPAR 1973-003 · 20 Jan 1973

COSMOS 544

Plesetsk Cosmodrome · RU62.93°, 40.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

4

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

0

Decayed

4

100% 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 544Kosmos (Russian military / government)63431973-003ADecayedLEO130 / 147 km73.96°15 Jun 1980Russian Ministry of Defence

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-8 R/B63441973-003BDecayedLEO212 / 221 km73.99°18 May 1980—

Debris Debris · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SL-8 DEB63451973-003CDecayedLEO354 / 370 km73.93°14 Oct 1975—
SL-8 DEB63521973-003DDecayedLEO305 / 327 km74.03°21 Mar 1975—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1973-003
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
20 Jan 1973
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome
Site code
PLMSC
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY9WQGJHCFFY2YXR8GA

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1973-003; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

COSMOS 544 — Launch 1973-003, 20 Jan 1973 | SatelliteIndex