Soviet Space ProgramKosmos-3M (11K65M)132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Taifun-1 10
Launched
February 8, 1979
Image: Julio Perez Suarez
Summary
Taifun-1 10 launched on a Soviet Space Program Kosmos-3M (11K65M) from 132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on February 8, 1979. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,281st launch, 8th this year and humanity's 2,183rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 197th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1075, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 470 × 522 km orbit inclined 65.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Kosmos-3M (11K65M) · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Target · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 197th Kosmos-3M (11K65M) flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,281st launch8th this yearhumanity's 2,183rd orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1075 · NORAD 11262 · 1979-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- COSMOS 1075
- Object ID
- 1979-010A
- Epoch
- 1979-02-08 14:23:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.25527 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0037801
- Inclination
- 65.8248°
- Ascending node
- 268.7088°
- Arg. of perigee
- 357.0651°
- Mean anomaly
- 346.6228°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1075 · NORAD 11262 · re-entered October 19, 1981
Kosmos-3M 82-417 Stage 2 · re-entered August 29, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Radar calibration satellite
Pad
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
96th launch from 132/2, 1st this year · 661st from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
172 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
43 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Taifun-1 10 launch?
Taifun-1 10 launched on February 8, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Taifun-1 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Taifun-1 10?
Kosmos-3M (11K65M), flown by Soviet Space Program. Kosmos-3M (11K65M) spec sheet
Where did Taifun-1 10 launch from?
132/2, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Taifun-1 10 reach?
Kosmos-1075, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 470 × 522 km orbit inclined 65.8°.
How many satellites did Taifun-1 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).