COSMOS 1540

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite COSMOS 1540 at a glance.

Uptime

15264

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 1.0

Per day

Orbit

OTHER

Other

Inclination

9.7

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for COSMOS 1540.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: COSMOS 1540

International designator: 1984-022A

Object number (NORAD): 14783

Object ID (CCSDS): 14783

Country: COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES (CIS)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 1436.042 minutes

Inclination: 9.7078 deg

SMA: 42163.655 km

Apoapsis: 35822.233 km

Periapsis: 35748.808 km

RAAN: 306.0607 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00087071

Argument of periapsis: 292.394 deg

Mean anomaly: 250.4339 deg

Mean motion: 1.00275625 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000027 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 16, 2025, 2:19 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 15, 2025, 10:16 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 COSMOS 1540

TLE line 1: 1 14783U 84022A 25349.92830015 -.00000027 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 14783 9.7078 306.0607 0008707 292.3940 250.4339 1.00275625119183

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite COSMOS 1540.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object COSMOS 1540.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
GORIZONT 22 OTHER 2025-07-26 12:49:43 TBA 4890.0 (m) PAYLOAD
STTW-1 OTHER 2025-06-12 15:38:56 TBA 2246.0 (m) PAYLOAD
EKRAN 11 OTHER 2024-09-23 15:29:13 TBA 1952.0 (m) PAYLOAD

Associated space launch

Geostationary military relay satellite

COSMOS 1540 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Proton-K/DM | Potok 2’, on board a Proton-K/DM space rocket.

The launch took place on March 2, 1984, 3:54 a.m. from 200/40.

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Launch to space Proton-K/DM | Potok 2
Proton-K/DM | Potok 2

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: March 2, 1984, 3:54 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Proton-K/DM

Launch pad: 200/40

Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

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