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Cosmos 544

Cosmos 544 was launched on January 20, 1973 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jun 15, 1980).

COSPAR 1973-003ANORAD 6343Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kosmos-544
Common name
Cosmos 544
Payload designation
Tselina-OM No. 18L
Other names
11F616M No. 450-23-3-18:RA
International designator
1973-003A
NORAD catalog number
6343
GCAT identifier
S06343
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.268

Mission

Mission type
Signals intelligence
Use
Defense
Program
Tselina-OM
Owner
GRU
Country
Soviet Union
Builder
Southern State Design Bureau
Platform (bus)
Tselina-OM

Launch

Date
January 20, 1973 · 03:36 UTC
Launch record
1973-003Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
509 km
Apogee
544 km
Inclination
74.01°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
June 15, 1980
Last known active
1973
End of operations
1973

Size

Mass
434 kg
Dry mass
434 kg
Length
5.1 m
Diameter
1.20 m
Span
5.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12753891 (CC0).