Cosmos 1543
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
17:00:00
Saturday March 10, 1984
Mission Details
Cosmos 1543
The Efir missions were scientific missions based on the Zenit / Vostok type spacecraft. Efir was to measure the energy spectrum and charge composition of primary cosmic rays with energy above 2 TeV. The experiment was carried out with the detectors Sokol and Sokol-2.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
6,300 kilograms
Rocket
Manufacturer
RKK EnergiyaPrice
$20.00 million
Rocket
Height: 51.32m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 6,860 kg
GTO: 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust
4,456 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3m
Height: 15.59m
Stages
3
Strap-ons
4
Launch Site
Stats
Soyuz U
362nd
Mission
9th
Mission of 1984
RKK Energiya
1788th
Mission
18th
Mission of 1984
1984
26th
Orbital launch attempt