Proton-K/DM from Baikonur placed Kosmos 1540 (Potok #2, Geizer 12L) into geostationary orbit, a Soviet military data-relay satellite for C-band links with ground stations and Yantar electro-optical recon craft.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 2.9 T
- Flight
- 43rd
- of 66 Proton-K/DM flights
- Date and time
- 2 March 1984, 03:54 UTC
- Rocket
- Proton-K/DM
- Builder
- Khrunichev
- Launch site
- 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1984-022
- Launches in 1984
- 22nd of 129
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