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Tselina-D

Tsiklon-3 launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on December 15, 1983, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 15, 1983 · 12:25 UTCLaunch 1983-122Launch no. 2,764 in the log
RocketTsiklon-3
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC32/2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUNKSSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 15, 1983, 12:25
Launch designation
1983-122
Mission
Tselina-D
Flight name
Kosmos-1515
Vehicle flight ID
67014-708

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
665 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.8 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kosmos-15151983-122ANORAD 14551Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoe UpravleniyeSignals intelligence1,750 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 3, 2025

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.