COSMOS 540

6323
Spacetrack Directory Number
1972-12-25
Orbit launches


Satellite information COSMOS 540

Spacetrack Directory Name COSMOS 540
Orbit launches 1972-12-25
Deorbitation
Country/organisation of origin Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) (CIS)
Starting point PLMSC (Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia)
Perigee 756 km
Apogee 784 km

Additional information COSMOS 540

COSMOS 540, 6323 is a payload satellite owned by OKB-10 (CIS) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 25 Dec 1972 UTC via a KOSMOS 11K65M launch vehicle from the Plesetsk Missile And Space Complex (PKMTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

satellite COSMOS 540 Date of exalting 25.12.1972y.


Update time: 2026-04-17 07:30:40
COSMOS 540 a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1972-12-25